This story is part of The State of Science, a series featuring science stories from public media journalists across the United States. It features reporting by Jana Rose Schleis from KBIA. In an ...

The Midland Junction grain elevators north of North Lawrence are shown in this December 2024 file photo. The area near the Midland Junction area is proposed for a large, industrial solar farm project.

This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A novel solar power project just went online in California’s Central Valley, with ...

"It's charming, "Robinson said, "and then they're going to switch it over and turn it into this industrial property." ...

The town hall drew significant attendance, especially from community members worried about the environmental development.