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How water savvy are you? >> Environment | mariwinn |
Tiffany Frey and Mike Kromrey are both executive directors of non-profit agencies that monitor and help correct water issues in the Springfield, Missouri area. An avid fly fisherman, Kromrey has a ...more |
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What's in your vehicle and A/C systems? >> Environment | 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 |
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Bull Mills outing combines nature with history >> Environment | 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 |
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Learning about Schoolcraft and Pettibone >> Environment | 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 |
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The Nature Conservancy joins clean water advocates >> Environment | ahwelch |
More than three dozen members of the southwest Missouri community gathered last week to discuss strategies for protecting the rivers and streams of the western Ozarks, with a focus on those that ...more |
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VW fined for polluting air >> Environment | 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 |
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Lawsuit presses for lake water quality standards >> Environment | 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 |
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Money is available to improve the environment >> Environment | 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 |
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Solar energy triumphs in legal battle >> Environment | 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 |
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Invasive stink bug from Asia is found locally >> Environment | d-burton |
University of Missouri Extension Horticulturists Kelly McGowan and Patrick Byers say the first reported Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, pictured, in southwest Missouri has been confirmed and area ...more |
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Clever R-V receives EPA funding for new school bus >> Environment | staff |
The Clever R-V School District is one of 10 Missouri school districts that will be able to add a new cleaner bus to its fleet. A total of $515,000 in rebates were issued by the Environmental ...more |
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More ugly cellphone towers in your future >> Environment | 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 |
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Faith leaders oppose Keystone XL Pipeline >> Environment | 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 |
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DNR accused of failure to inspect its own towers >> Environment | 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 |
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Coalition says, stop tampering with WRDA >> Environment | 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 |
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Groups challenge Missouri state agencies >> Environment | 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 |
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Dilbert may be funny, dilbit impact isn't >> Environment | 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 |
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