Sense of Community
Our ongoing, multipart Community Journalism series airs quarterly
From poverty concerns to major policy decisions, this series dives beyond the headlines to provide in-depth coverage of issues facing people and organizations in the Ozarks. KSMU's team of reporters come together to produce this multipart series, four times a year. Past episodes of our Sense of Community series are available below.
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In this segment of "Sense of Community Series: Climate Change in the Ozarks," we visit the home of Barb and Bob Kipfer, where native plants fill the landscape and provide food and habitat for wildlife. -
In this segment of "Sense of Community: Climate Change in the Ozarks," learn how weatherizing your home can help you conserve energy — and save on your monthly utility bill. -
In this segment of "Sense of Community: Climate Change in the Ozarks" you'll hear how things like roads, sidewalks and utility infrastructure are being impacted by flooding and stronger storms.
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In this segment of the KSMU Sense of Community Series, "Climate Change in the Ozarks," we look at how two Springfield organizations — City Utilities and Watershed —are prioritizing environmentally friendly solutions in the face of climate change. -
In this segment of "Sense of Community: Climate Change in the Ozarks," we speak with a local farmer about how more volatile weather is affecting his work and talk to local researchers working to help growers adapt. -
In this segment of "Sense of Community: Climate Change in the Ozarks," we look at how more intense rains are causing more flooding and depositing nutrients in our waterways and how some are looking to mitigate algal blooms fueled by those nutrients. -
In this segment of "Sense of Community: Climate Change in the Ozarks," we talk with Roddy Rogers, who is leading an effort to secure future water rights for much of southwest Missouri. -
In this segment of "Sense of Community: Climate Change in the Ozarks," we look at what local workers are doing to try to stay safe as we experience hotter highs in the summertime. -
In this segment of "Sense of Community: Climate Change in the Ozarks," you'll hear how the changes we're seeing are impacting birds and butterflies. -
In this segment of "Sense of Community: Climate Change in the Ozarks," we look at the impacts that climate change is having in our part of the country and the causes of the warming climate.
