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Spire's rate increase would come to about 12.7% for western Missouri customers, or about $11 a month. But state regulators and consumer advocates are skeptical the energy company needs to increase rates by so much.

The Missouri General Assembly passed a law last year prohibiting cities and municipalities from adopting any policies that remove access to a utility service based on the type of energy it provides.

Kansas City traffic fatalities are up 25% from a year earlier, and nationwide, deaths are at a 20-year high, a surge not seen among any other developed countries. Plus: Congress is spending billions to help states stop pollution from abandoned oil and gas wells.

Kansas City is taking steps to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040 with a new Climate Protection and Resiliency Plan. It's expected to decommission Evergy’s Hawthorn coal power plant, create more bike lanes, increase tree canopies and much more.

By focusing on six core climate-related issues, the Climate Protection and Resiliency Plan aims to make Kansas City carbon neutral by 2040. However, energy companies say the plan limits consumer choice.

Spire officials say another rate hike is needed to cover the cost of employee salaries, after state regulators revised long-standing policies last year.

Gas stoves are popular with professional and home cooks, but experts warn that unlike other gas appliances, these stoves pose a risk to your health and the environment.

Kansas utility companies give away millions in charitable donations every year — and you pay for most of it. Researchers say that spending is often used for political purposes.

Your natural gas bill will increase this winter as supply issues drive up market prices.

The sub-zero cold snap that gripped the Midwest in early February led to a jaw-dropping rise in natural gas prices, the cost of which consumers will feel.

Utility companies are starting to collect information about how the pandemic cost them money — data they might use to argue for rate hikes.

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