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Environment February 23, 2026 - 6:04 pm

City of Lawrence receives grant to support county-city climate plan

by Lawrence Times

The City of Lawrence is receiving a grant from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to put toward reducing climate pollution.

Business December 13, 2023 - 3:29 pm

EPA fines Lawrence landfill over methane violations

by Allison Kite, Kansas Reflector

Owners of a dump near Lawrence will have to pay more than $34,000 in upgrades and penalties for violating clean air regulations, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday.

Environment November 1, 2023 - 10:08 am

EPA restores regular water flow in Kansas creek devastated by 2022 oil pipeline break

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the creek near Washington, Kansas, inundated with 588,000 gallons of oil when a 36-inch pipeline ruptured nearly a year ago is now flowing naturally.

State News July 1, 2022 - 8:59 am

Kansas political figures, advocacy groups weigh in on U.S. Supreme Court carbon emissions ruling

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Thursday limiting how the Environmental Protection Agency can regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants is putting Kansas political leaders, candidates and advocacy groups’ stances on environmental policy in the spotlight.

Health November 3, 2021 - 10:19 am

Report allows Kansas residents to see what contaminants are in their drinking water

by Allison Kite, Kansas Reflector

Kansas and Missouri residents may be drinking unsafe amounts of arsenic, nitrates and other chemicals — even if their provider is meeting federal drinking water requirements, according to data published Wednesday by an environmental group.

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