3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (726+ words) Jan 3, 2026 - 4: 18pm It feels simple: You shop, find something you want and click to buy. It shows up today, overnight or tomorrow. We've gotten used to that speed. But that convenience comes with a climate cost. Multiple factors shape the environmental…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago  (1725+ words) Mar 27, 2026 - 1: 51am Mayor Brad Finkeldei, right, meets with the Sustainability Advisory Board on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Seated next to Finkeldei is board member Joshua Roundy, and across from him are chair Nancy Muma and board member Patrick Ross. The City of Lawrence's…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (823+ words) Jan 31, 2026 - 3: 12pm GENEVA " Olympic winter sports must be played on snow and ice, according to the Olympic Charter. But could a muddy field of play get its chance at a future Winter Games, even as soon as in the French Alps…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1108+ words) Mar 7, 2026 - 10: 33pm Activists and educators with Haskell Indian Nations University hosted an educational forum Saturday, March 7, 2026, calling on the community to defend the Wakarusa Wetlands from future development. Daniel Wildcat said his opposition to a proposed development in the Wakarusa River…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (723+ words) Feb 26, 2026 - 3: 17pm Refilling a bottle instead of throwing it away has become a popular way for people to reduce waste " a small, tangible action in response to larger environmental problems. But whether refilling actually makes a difference depends on how these…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (565+ words) Feb 25, 2026 - 1: 59pm After Lawrence fell far short of a clean energy target it set for 2025, city staff wanted to repeal the ordinance that set the target. But now, a city adviser wants to not only keep that ordinance, but give it…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (305+ words) Feb 24, 2026 - 6: 21pm For its organizers, the annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Friday night won't just be a fundraiser for Friends of the Kaw, but also a chance for environmentally minded people to gather. This is the 17th year that Friends…...

2+ mon, 9+ hour ago  (250+ words) Feb 16, 2026 - 7: 18pm Flooding is pictured along Route 1045, also known as old Highway 59, in southern Douglas County, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. Douglas County Emergency Management is inviting the public to two free upcoming workshops about heat readiness and extreme weather training next month. The…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (720+ words) Feb 14, 2026 - 6: 00pm Climate change is often viewed as an issue that's too big for individual action to matter. But calculations show that when personal choices add up, the impact can be significant. To find out, the AP gathered data from federal…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (799+ words) Feb 10, 2026 - 12: 00am "Where is the good news?" my son asked the other day, the kind of simple question that can only come from a child. He still believes in our essential goodness and still wants to know about humanity's small kindnesses…...