Meet The World's 1st Chief Heat Officer

Published July 23, 2021 at 11:40 AM CDT

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks withJane Gilbert, Miami-Dade’s first chief heat officer, about coordinating and accelerating efforts to protect vulnerable communities from extreme heat.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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Wichita school district could consider bond issue, consolidation plan

Suzanne Perez

Consultants say the Wichita district needs to reduce its number of buildings. That could involve a massive bond issue or series of bonds to build and renovate schools, and it likely will mean closing many smaller schools.
Sedgwick County District Court judge denies new sentencing hearing for Carr brothers

Kylie Cameron

It’s the latest step in a long, winding judicial process since the brothers were convicted of a series of robberies, assaults and murders in Wichita more than 20 years ago. Both are on death row.
Kansas legislators circumvent board allocating state’s opioid settlement funds, stalling distribution process

Kylie Cameron

The board has paused further allocating the state's settlement funds as a result of the legislature's actions.
A ‘Green Glacier’ of trees and shrubs is burying prairies, threatening ranchers and wildlife

Celia Llopis-Jepsen

A juggernaut unleashed by humans is grinding slowly across the Great Plains, burying some of the most threatened habitat on the planet beneath dense junipers and shrubland.
Kansas Republican Congressman Jake LaTurner won’t seek another term

Stephen Koranda

LaTurner cited spending more time with family and young children as the reason for his decision.