Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
An injunction issued late Tuesday will prevent any construction or land modification associated with a proposed solar farm north of Lawrence until at least the next court hearing in a lawsuit seeking to stop the project.
Construction is to begin in early 2025 on an addition to the Kansas Geological Survey’s drill core library at KU. It will support analysis of oil and gas reservoir properties, hydrogen and carbon storage and identification of critical minerals.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Two days ahead of the Douglas County Commission’s vote on updated plans related to a massive solar farm proposed to be built north of Lawrence, plaintiffs in a lawsuit are asking the court to stop the vote.
This immature redtailed hawk has perched on an eastern red cedar branch, looking for a rabbit or rodent to eat. The leafless trees make it harder for animals to hide, but also easier to see predators.
The Douglas County Commission on Wednesday will consider approving updated stormwater management and agrivoltaics plans for a massive solar farm proposed to be built north of Lawrence.
Plastics and chemical companies engaged in “a decades-long campaign of fraud and deception” about recycling, causing a pollution crisis, a western Kansas county claims in a lawsuit.
Probably goose down, this miraculous feather helped a goose keep its temperature a toasty 104 degrees while floating in water on a subfeezing day.
The prickly pear cactus reduces its water content, dehydrating to get through the cold and survive even subzero temperatures. Mosses “bloom” in wintertime, using limited moisture and can use the sunlight even through the snow.
Friends of the Kaw volunteers dig 2 to 6 tons of battery cases out of sandbars each year. They tackle items as big as septic tanks. Now they’re eyeing an ambitious cleanup target for 2030.
Wahoo seed clusters provide brilliant red surprises in area woodlands this time of year. They are edible to birds but poisonous to humans.
