Preliminary results from the National Weather Service show that an EF-1 tornado occurred in Johnson and Jackson counties, with 100 mph winds and a 14 mile-long track.
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Missouri ranks 7th in electric vehicle use, but access to charging remains a key barrier
Beto Lugo-Martinez is a grassroots activist who advocates for clean air. A big part of his work is fighting the expansion of “gas guzzling” vehicles and making sure that historically underserved communities receive infrastructure updates, partly to encourage driving an electric vehicle in Kansas City. Kansas City is no exception to the growing nationwide popularity […]
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At KC’s Giving Grove, the mission is ‘much bigger than food’
Giving Grove plants fruit trees and gardens across Kansas City on land once filled with trash. Now, gardens and orchards supply fresh food.
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Kansas City declared a climate emergency. Now what?
It’s been 13 years since Kansas City, Missouri, passed its first climate protection plan. At the top of the list: drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Now the city is preparing a new plan, and emission reductions remains a focus. In 2008, the city set a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 30% below 2000 […]
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Refugees in KC plant roots, earn money through farming program
New Roots for Refugees has been helping refugees learn the business of farming from a small plot of land in Kansas City, Kansas. The organization will soon move to a 90-acre site that will allow for more refugees to learn business and sustainable farming skills.
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Solving KC’s recycling problem, one local business at a time
A network of Kansas City organizations wants to help local businesses be better about recycling their waste, from electronics to glass to food.
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What you need to know about Missouri’s black bear hunt
With the rebound of the black bear population, hunters are excited about the chance to hunt them.
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When it comes to the air we breathe, experts say Kansas City is a ‘good place’
There may have been a slight dip in pollution when shutdowns kept people home, but the more important story is the steady improvement in Kansas City’s overall air quality.
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A year later, pandemic ‘victory gardens’ are still blooming in KC
From urban community gardeners to suburban hobbyists, interest in gardening has exploded across Kansas City since the pandemic began.
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Bike ridership is exploding in Kansas City
New data from BikeWalkKC, a local nonprofit focused on making Kansas City streets safer and accessible for all people, shows that Kansas City residents are biking more than they had in the years before the pandemic.