Over the course of five years, a group of Russian spies targeted the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant in Burlington, Kansas. The Justice Department alleges they were on a sophisticated cyber reconnaissance mission to learn about the inner workings of the plant and prepare for a precision electronic assault.
The recently disclosed criminal case against three Russian hackers amid the war in Ukraine reveals how and why the Sunflower State and its lone nuclear plant have been woven into a saga laced with John le Carré spy novel overtones.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Efforts to propel Kansas' renewable energy future are at a standstill, mired in legislative stalemate. At its center is a former TV weather personality who is using his chairmanship of a key committee to promote questionable claims about green energy and to spotlight complaints from opponents of wind and solar energy projects.
Efforts to propel Kansas’ renewable energy future are mired in legislative stalemate. At its center is a former TV weather personality who is using his chairmanship of a key committee to promote questionable claims about green energy and to spotlight complaints from opponents of wind and solar energy projects. Republican state Sen. Mike Thompson’s pushback against renewable energy is pitting him against environmentalists whose bills can’t get a hearing but also big utilities and GOP colleagues. They say his measures to restrict new wind turbines and solar farms go too far. Kansas is unusual in giving such a big policy role to someone who publicly dismisses mainstream climate science.