Proposed constitutional amendment would continue funding stream for Missouri...
The first of six ballot measures before Missouri voters this November has not generated any controversy – so far. Constitutional Amendment 1 would renew the state's parks and soils tax for another 10...
View ArticleState finds increased groundwater contamination at Bridgeton Landfill
This story was updated Oct. 20 with a response from Republic Services — The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has ordered Bridgeton Landfill LLC owner Republic Services to study the increased...
View ArticleBumpy road ahead for some of Missouri's new constitutional amendments
Of the four constitutional amendments passed by Missouri voters on Tuesday, rumblings have started about legal challenges to three of them.
View ArticleGOP bill would nix former Missouri governor's name from new state park
Jay Nixon received a nice parting gift from the Department of Natural Resources a few days before stepping down as governor: a new state park that bears his name. But Jay Nixon State Park may soon have...
View ArticleNo new Missouri state parks under bill passed by House; now in Senate's hands
The Missouri House approved a measure last week that would block the creation of state parks until maintenance on the nearly 100 existing parks is completed.
View ArticlePlayground Case Could Breach Barrier Between Tax Coffers, Religious Schools
The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments Wednesday in a Missouri case with the potential to open grant programs to parochial schools. Wednesday's showdown pitting school choice and religious liberty...
View ArticleWhat's next for the 4 Missouri state parks in limbo?
Missouri’s recent state park windfall, which came at the end of former Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon’s tenure, is in jeopardy. Four of the parks, scattered across the Ozarks, were shuttered or never...
View ArticleState data say Jefferson County air is in the clear. But environmentalists...
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has requested the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency upgrade Jefferson County's air quality status, now that levels of sulfur dioxide have dropped below...
View ArticleNational Park Service orders stop to construction of ice complex in Creve...
The National Park Service has ordered the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to stop construction work for a proposed ice recreation facility in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. In a letter to the...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists demand state officials monitor radioactive waste in...
Residents and environmental activists expressed concerns at a public hearing Wednesday night that the state's pending stormwater permit for the Bridgeton Landfill does not require monitoring for...
View ArticleMissouri rejects demands to toughen odor laws for concentrated animal feeding...
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has rejected demands from a group of central Missouri residents to impose air quality regulations for all concentrated animal feeding operations, regardless...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists demand tougher laws to address runoff in Missouri's large...
Missouri will soon adopt new regulations to clean up the state’s 150 large lakes and reservoirs. But environmentalists contend the state’s plan won’t be strong enough to address pollution caused by...
View ArticleMissouri Air Conservation Commission approves plan to show EPA that Jefferson...
Jefferson County is one step closer to attaining the federal clean air standard for sulfur dioxide, a noxious gas that can cause asthma and respiratory illness. The Missouri Air Conservation Commission...
View ArticleUtilities and environmentalists call for Missouri to spend VW funds on...
It's rare for utility companies and environmental groups to agree. But both want the state of Missouri to spend its share of last year's national Volkswagen settlement on electric vehicles and charging...
View ArticleEPA's plan to clean up Missouri's lakes may not be strong enough to prevent...
The Environmental Protection Agency has released its proposal for tackling polluted runoff in Missouri's largest lakes. But environmentalists say the EPA's plan, like the state's plan that was released...
View ArticleAmeren Missouri plans to close all coal ash ponds but will leave the waste in...
Over the next five years, Ameren Missouri plans to close the ponds it uses to dump the byproduct of its coal-fired power plants. The company has 15 ponds among its four power plants. Ameren closed two...
View ArticleRegulators, environmentalists and scientists split on how to keep Missouri's...
On a bright, brisk winter day in Branson, Mo., several dedicated fishermen tried to catch trout in Lake Taneycomo, a fast-moving, ribbon-shaped lake that snakes around the city. The water appeared...
View ArticleEnvironmental regulators are trying to turn a former lead mining site back...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources are restoring a portion of Missouri's Old Lead Belt back into a forest. It's the first effort that federal and state...
View ArticleVolkswagen settlement could overhaul Missouri's aging fleet of school buses
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources proposes spending the $41 million it received from the Volkswagen settlement last year on replacing school buses and other heavy-duty vehicles. The German...
View ArticleWill Missouri's new coal pollution regulations hold utilities accountable?
Just before former Gov. Eric Greitens resigned, he signed a bill to regulate coal-ash waste, a toxic byproduct of coal-fired power plants. Coal ash, also known as coal combustion residuals , contains a...
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