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Kansas

Another Midwest Drought Is Causing Transportation Headaches on the Mississippi River

Abnormally dry conditions have caused low water levels that disrupt barge transports carrying fuel and grain. Climatologists say it could be part of a larger trend.

By Kristoffer Tigue

 An aerial view of barges, stranded by low water at the Port of Rosedale along the Mississippi River on Oct. 20, 2022 in Rosedale, Mississippi. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images
The C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center in Bay Pines, Fla. Credit: Bay Pines VA Healthcare System

VA Medical Centers Vulnerable To Extreme Weather As Climate Warms

By Anne Marshall-Chalmers, The War Horse
Democratic Kansas state senator Barbara Bollier (left) and U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) are vying for a seat in the Senate to represent Kansas. Credit: Barbara Bollier; Mark Reinstein/Corbis via Getty Images

Senate 2020: In Kansas, a Democratic Climate Hawk Closes in on a Republican Climate Skeptic

By Georgina Gustin
Households with rooftop solar in Kansas are charged an additional fee to subsidize the electrical grid. A ruling in the Kansas Supreme Court deemed this discriminatory. Credit: Cromwell Solar of Lawrence, Kansas

Inside Clean Energy: Rooftop Solar Wins Big in Kansas Court Ruling

By Dan Gearino
Rod Bremby

Rod Bremby of Kansas: 'I Didn't Quit'

By Kevin Murphy

In Kansas Coal Plant Battle, Greens See Foul Play

By Kevin Murphy

Kansas GOP Measure Could Lead to EPA Takeover of Coal Plant Permits

By Leslie Berliant

Kansas Coal Plant Back in the Bullseye

By David Sassoon

Clean Air Act Trips Up Sunflower's Coal Plant Deal in Kansas

By David Sassoon

EPA Likely to Send Kansas' Sunflower Coal Plant Back to the Drawing Board

By David Sassoon
Sunflower

Vetoed Again, Sunflower Electric's Kansas Coal Plant Plans Lose Support

By Stacy Morford

Kansas Lawmakers Ignoring Federal Signals in Latest Pro-Coal Push

By David Sassoon

EPA Review Reverberates Through U.S. Energy Industry

By Laura Shin

Deja Vu: A Storm Brews in Kansas over Dirty Coal

By Stacy Morford

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