May 07, 2016
by dbryan
WASHINGTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is cautioning homeowners, manufacturers of propane-based refrigerants, home improvement contractors and air conditioning technicians of the ...more
April 19, 2016
by mariwinn
Calling attention to a section of the trunk of a downed tree, retired Ferrell- Duncan gastroenterologist and dedicated Master Naturalist Dr. Bob Kipfer explained the process of determining the tree's ...more
April 09, 2016
by mariwinn
Missouri Department of Conservation Outdoors Skills Specialist Brian Flowers shows off a shotgun historically known as a fowling piece that he said was similar to the one Missouri "explorers" Henry ...more
January 04, 2016
by allen
WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, today filed a civil complaint in federal court in Detroit, Michigan against Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, ...more
November 12, 2015
by staff
St. Louis - It has been four years since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) rejected Missouri's proposed nutrient standards for lakes, and neither the State of Missouri nor US EPA has ...more
August 23, 2015
by mariwinn
Just off of SE 80th Lane and SE 90th Road about two miles south of Golden City in Barton County is an entrance to the Golden Prairie. The parking area isn't paved and no sign greets you at the dirt ...more
May 20, 2015
by jjerek
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) have partnered to provide $739,000 to private ...more
May 08, 2015
by kthurman
After a long legal battle, a Missouri Supreme Court decision has been finalized, resulting in Empire District Electric Company (Empire) filing a tariff, agreeing to pay solar rebates to its ...more
July 26, 2014
by staff
Next to the impressive seismic activity on the U.S. west coast, the New Madrid fault represents the next highest hazard. It significantly affects several states around New Madrid, a county in the ...more
July 14, 2014
by staff
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is meeting today (June 14, 2014) with key stakeholders to devise a state plan for reducing carbon pollution. Standards of the Environmental Protection ...more
March 24, 2014
by staff
JEFFERSON CITY The Missouri Municipal League and local government officials across the state are disappointed that SB650, the Uniform Wireless Communications Infrastructure Deployment Act, has ...more
March 05, 2014
by jval
WASHINGTON Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (Alpha), one of the nations largest coal companies, Alpha Appalachian Holdings (formerly Massey Energy), and 66 subsidiaries have agreed to spend an ...more
March 05, 2014
by sgolden
Faith leaders in the path of TransCanadas proposed Keystone XL pipeline are joining colleagues across the country to urge President Barack Obama to reject the project in order to curb carbon ...more
October 29, 2013
by staff
Washington, DC Contrary to its own standards, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) failed to have its park water towers and storage facilities professionally inspected, according to ...more
October 21, 2013
by staff
A spokesperson for the Missouri Coalition for the Environment is calling attention to new corruption and cronyism on Capitol Hill. This time it is in reference to changes to the Water Resources ...more
August 21, 2013
by pjwilson
Groups file suit against state agencies for obstructing implementation of state Renewable Energy Standard Law
Yesterday, attorneys for Great Rivers Environmental Law Center filed suit against four ...more
August 03, 2013
by staff
Proposed Enbridge Flanagan South pipeline
Keystone XL isn't the only Canadian tar sands pipeline in America. A Canadian company plans to start construction as soon as August on a stretch of a tar ...more
June 14, 2012
by spantlik
This is an example of a blue green algae bloom in a lake. (Photo compliments of the Oklahoma Dept. of Environmental ...more
April 16, 2012
by milbourn
WASHINGTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the 17th annual U.S. greenhouse gas inventory. The final report shows overall emissions in 2010 increased by 3.2 percent from ...more
February 20, 2012
by jroberti
AccuWeather.com reports last year, 2011, went down in the record books as the fourth deadliest tornado year ever in the United States with 550 fatalities. 2011 had an unusually high number of large, ...more
November 02, 2011
by staff
Kansas City, KS The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $999,460 to the $1.7 million Missouri Department of Natural Resources Clean Up Missouri Project to replace, retrofit and re-power ...more
October 12, 2011
by mhooven
WASHINGTON The Obama Administration today (Oct. 12, 2011) detailed how the Presidents Americas Great Outdoors Initiative (AGO) is opening up access to lands and waters, restoring critical ...more
October 06, 2011
by gparham
HELLBENDER (Photo by J. Humphries) Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) are extremely large, completely aquatic salamanders basically native to the eastern United States but found in the ...more
September 28, 2011
by sally-o
JEFFERSON CITY - They are tiny, tireless, hungry, and environmentally friendly--except to one invasive weed.
They're called seedhead weevils, pictured at left, and the Missouri ...more
August 26, 2011
by gparham
WASHINGTON --Missouri and Wisconsin will receive a total of $1.4 million to acquire and protect more than 1,400 acres of high quality habitat supporting endangered and threatened species, according ...more
July 30, 2011
by cklein
The Missouri solar rebate program, enacted by voters in Prop C's Renewable Energy Standard, received strong support this week in two critical decisions. First, the Missouri Public Service Commission ...more
May 18, 2011
by staff
Missouri made a top 10 list yesterday (May 17, 2011), but not one to brag about. The Ozark National Scenic Riverways, made up of the Current and Jacks Fork Rivers (Missouri's national park area in ...more
January 04, 2011
by ryost
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) late last month updated its guidance on how to properly clean up a broken compact fluorescent lamp (CFL). Included with the guidance is a ...more