American Green is the podcast that brings climate change solutions home to Kansas City. Whether its connecting listeners to experts who have been working to enrich our world for years or planning community events to help you join in the solutions, every other week we bring you a better way of life.

The Urban Heat Island effect is the most deadly aspect of our built environment. From year to year, the heat itself is what kills more people than any other natural disaster in the United States. We speak with two UMKC professors and an urban forester to find out how we can neutralize that deadly effect.