What started off as a one-time workshop last December for those interested in studying the problem has since transformed into the Metro KC Climate Action Coalition. The group has received national recognition this month as it prepares to host a Climate Action Summit for September.
After an international group of scientists issued the climate report in October, Shawnee Councilwoman Lindsey Constance teamed up with the city of Roeland Park and its mayor, Michael Kelly, to rally local leaders around addressing climate change in the Kansas City area. Kelly said that with 130 people turning out for that first December meeting, it was clear that city leaders saw a need to study ways to address climate change together.
By Katy Bergen, The Kansas City Star, March 18, 2019
