The Mission Sustainability Commission on Nov. 19 kicked off their latest effort to reduce waste: a holiday light recycling program. Mission Sustainability Commissioner Terri Baugh said the Deffenbaugh Industries, Inc.,
The Prairie Village city council this week gave preliminary approval to pilot a program for curbside pick up of food waste and glass recycling. The pilot program proposal comes after
Members of the Colonial Church congregation and Prairie Village city officials gathered this morning to dedicate a bank of solar panels that the church says serve as an important symbol
When a young Sam Bencheghib saw the detrimental effects of plastic waste polluting his home island of Bali, he knew he could no longer stand idly and do nothing. Ten
Johnson County Community College has been given a top ranking as a sustainable college for its efforts in energy efficiency and shrinking its ecological footprint. The college announced on Tuesday
Hundreds of local officials and residents came together on the campus of Johnson County Community College on Saturday for the inaugural Metro KC Climate Action Summit, which brought together elected
The list of local government agencies that have signed on to a KCP&L program that will provide them with power from renewable sources continues to grow. The Johnson County Board
The Shawnee Mission School District on Wednesday became the latest public institution to sign on to Kansas City Power and Light’s Renewables Direct program, which would provide power to district
In December, Roeland Park Mayor Mike Kelly and Shawnee Councilmember Lindsey Constance organized a workshop at Village Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village that brought more than 120 elected officials from
The Shawnee council has unanimously agreed to consider investing in energy performance projects this year. The council will formally consider in its Jan. 14 meeting a contract with Navitas on
The message on climate change was loud and clear at the workshop for local government leaders: If we wait for the federal and state government to act, we’ll be waiting
Candidates for Kansas House Districts 19 and 25 came out for the Shawnee Mission Post’s second night of forums heading up the November general elections last Thursday. Each area candidate
The Prairie Village Environmental and Recycling Committee will host a forum focused solely on environmental issues for mayoral candidates Eric Mikkelson and Serena Schermoly on Wednesday, October 3 . The
China’s tighter restrictions on the amount of contaminants allowed in imported trash is shifting how Johnson County’s recyclables are processed, Megan England, Johnson County Solid Waste Management Committee member, explained
Roeland Park residents wanting to incorporate solar panels into their homes may find the process easier in the future. Councilmembers signaled support during a recent workshop for removing a restriction
