Sierra Club Sues Over Kansas Coal Plant Permit
The Sierra Club filed a lawsuit with the Kansas Court of Appeals challenging Sunflower Electric Power Corp. and KDHE over a planned 895 MW coal plant near Holcomb. The suit alleges insufficient emission limits and argues the permit fails to meet federal air quality standards, even as KDHE says the plant would comply.
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Ert Moser
Kansas Supreme Court
Amanda Goodin
Earthjustice
Moser
Goodin
Associated Press
Belfry
Lawrence City Commission considers conference center study
At 6 35 p m Tuesday in City Hall Lawrence KS commissioners plan to hire a consultant to study the feasibility of building a conference center. Channel 25 will cover the meeting with documents available online at lawrenceks dot org.
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Massachusetts
WOW! Channel
Lawrenceks.org
Lawrence
Commissioners weigh study on conference center at $29000
Commissioners tentatively approve a $29000 study with Convention Sports and Leisure to gauge market demand for a conference center with potential site evaluations. The World Company plans redevelopment of the 609 New Hampshire St site into a mixed-use complex including a conference center, with Kansas University funding half of the study.
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Kansas University
Wakarusa
12Th Street
Public Works
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Clay
April Phillips
East 1600
Louisiana Street
Ohio Street
Menards
W. 31St St
City Commission approves multiple bids and ordinances
Minutes enable approve all claims and licenses, bid awards for B1444 Blower 1 Rehab, B1424 Waterline, B1442 scrubber, change orders, and grant applications for Sunflower Foundation trails. Also adopt ordinances on alcohol at events, weapon prohibition, and various public works contracts. Includes street closures, safety programs, and utility projects with multiple stakeholders.
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Emery Sapp & Sons
South Lawrence Trafficway
Lawrence Avenue
Schuetz Construction, LLC
Parks and Recreation Department
Sunflower Foundation
Burcham Park
Gene Fritzel Construction Co., Inc
Lawrence
Pur-Ozone, Inc
Gene Fritzel Construction Co
Vermont Street
Lawrence Public Library
Kresge Road
Bartlett & West
City of
East Eighth Street
Mississippi Street
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Schlitterbahn super slide delayed for third time
Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City delays Verruckt the 17 story slide once more. The world's tallest water slide has faced repeated delays with no new opening date given. Earlier testing issues with a conveyor system prompted cancelations of media preview days.
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Kansas
Schlitterbahn
Guinness World Records
Winter Prosapio
Travel Channel
City Hall sees leadership changes as two top admins depart
Lawrence announces Ed Mullins retirement as finance director after 23 years and Cynthia Wagner leaving July 11 to become De Soto city administrator. David Corliss names promotions and hires including Casey Toomay to assistant city manager and Brandon McGuire to assistant to the city manager. A candidate forum at City Hall discusses state and county races with expected Aug. 5 primaries. The event is sponsored by Voter Education Coalition and Channel 6 with live broadcasts.
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Ed Mullins
Cynthia Wagner
de Soto
David Corliss
Mullins
Corliss
Casey Toomay
Brandon McGuire
McGuire
Sedgwick County
Abbie Hodgson
Douglas County
Mike Gaughan
Gregory Robinson
Voter Education Coalition
Channel 6
Channel 25
Lawrences.org
Tabitha Mills
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