Environment Articles

April 10, 2023 | Posted in Environment
Electric lawn mower

The Mid-America Regional Council is working to reduce air pollution through the new Mow Electric lawn mower rebate program.

April 7, 2023 | Posted in Environment
Illustration of green infrastructure in place

Green infrastructure integrates nature-based solutions into the built environment in simple but meaningful ways.

February 22, 2023 | Posted in Environment
Attendees line up with pink carbon copy forms notatitng their professional development credit hours

MARC's Water Quality program hosted two keynote speakers and more than 40 breakout sessions to help attendees meet professional development hour requirements for their certifications.

January 25, 2023 | Posted in Environment
Go Green! Environmental Fair wins Green Event Award at 2022 SWMD Annual Luncheon

The district also hosted the Foundation for Regeneration co-founder Brian Weinberg to talk about green and economic regenerative efforts along the Blue River Valley industrial corridor.

January 5, 2023 | Posted in Environment
Lara Isch, Sustainability Manager for the City of Kansas City, Missouri, presenting her team's efforts in launching the city's Climate Protection and Resiliency Plan (CPRP)

On Dec. 9, regional leaders and advocates packed the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Conference Center in Kansas City, Missouri, to learn about and share climate resiliency success stories in the first in-person event of its kind since 2019.

December 13, 2022 | Posted in Environment
Sky and clouds

What is ozone and why do we care about it?

November 9, 2022 | Posted in Environment
This is a collage of three pictures from the Green Commute Challenge

RideshareKC's Green Commute Challenge returned for its 14th year this fall, welcoming more than 300 participants from teams around the Kansas City region committed to taking greener ways to work for six weeks.

October 24, 2022 | Posted in Environment
delegation from Clay County pose with MARC staff in front of heart sculpture in the MARC office lobby

Team Clay County (pictured) wins the "Top Plogger" award for largest overall number of volunteers at KC Plogtober.

September 28, 2022 | Posted in Environment
Plogtober Event Sunday, October 16 in Kansas City. Image of two runners picking up trash. www.kcplogtober.com #RunAndClean

MARC Water Quality wants to get residents and workers enjoying our region's parks and spending the day cleaning up park litter as they walk or jog.

September 13, 2022 | Posted in Environment
text reading Green Commute Challenge and person riding bike

MARC NEWS RELEASE: The program’s goal is to reduce the number of single-occupant cars on Kansas City region roads and improve air quality.