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Right now we share more deets on an EPIC FAIL to save the planet by our beloved cowtown.

It seems that despite so much activism, hype and friendly political chatter . . . Government money to guard against climate change won't be coming to Kansas City any time soon.

Here's the postscript . . .

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday said “no dice” to 40 proposals cobbled together into a massive regional grant request this spring.  

The Kansas City bid for funding totaled more than $197.8 million.  

Local government and agencies won’t get a penny.

Tom Jacobs, the chief resiliency officer at the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) who helped coordinate the Kansas City application, said the loss hurt. But he graciously conceded: “I am thrilled for those who were funded. I am sure they deserved it.”

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Kansas City Strikes Out on Big Bid for Sustainability Funds

The Kansas City area won't get any of nearly $200 million it sought as part of a nationwide competition for $4.3 billion in federal sustainability grants.