Environment Articles

Relying on partnerships and funding from MARC’s Solid Waste Management District, Summit Transfer has expanded its commitment to recycling and responsible waste management.

What would make the region EV ready? Your voice is needed to shape the region's EV Readiness Plan. 

Members of the EPA Region 7 office joined MARC staff to visit three big composting operations in the Kansas City region.

SkyCast forecasts poor air quality tomorrow

SkyCast forecasts poor air quality for Monday

MARC and Climate Action KC are now accepting submissions for exceptional examples of climate-resilient success projects. The submission deadline is Sept. 13.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced the awardees of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant, a $4.3 billion program to advance climate resilience efforts across the nation. MARC and local partners are seeking additional paths to move forward as one of the more than 200 applications not selected.

Recycling is confusing, especially when it comes to plastics.

Key community stakeholders recently gathered at Keystone CoLab in the east Crossroads to hear keynote speaker and biomimicry expert Margo Farnsworth discuss lessons from the natural world and how they can be applied to the region's "circular economy."

Help keep pollution levels down