State Rep. Tom Sloan, R-Lawrence, chaired a panel on Energy Efficiency/Conservation and Clean Coal Technology at a recent Midwest Legislative Conference, where he also served as co-chairman of a panel on biofuels and their beneficial effects on the environment and local communities’ economic well-being.

More than 100 state legislators attended each panel session.

Sloan also participated in a quarterly meeting of the Kansas Water Authority, as a member. Authority members approved a budget for finance state agencies’ addressing of water quality and quantity issues.