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Missouri environmental groups are decrying proposed state rules that would allow power plants to discharge contaminants like coal ash into groundwater through a general permit for multiple facilities. Power plants currently have individual, site-specific permits.
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ZMDR LLC in Lone Jack, Missouri, was cited by the Department of Natural Resources for polluting a mile of nearby streams when septic tanks overflowed following a December rainstorm. A neighbor complained to the state that the creek near their house turned black and had a stench.
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The coal ash basins at Labadie Energy Center contain 15 million cubic yards of waste, the largest volume of Ameren’s four coal-fired power plants in Missouri.
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Missouri experts say omicron's mutations are concerning, but make the COVID variant easier to detectThe first U.S. omicron case was identified Wednesday — about a week after its discovery in South Africa. While there are concerns about the variant’s transmissibility, the number of mutations it possesses make it easier to detect than other strains.
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Dig into the bedrock of our region with a look through Kansas City's geological history.
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The money will be used to help hospitals with staffing and to set up five sites to give antibodies to high-risk patients.
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Environmental advocates say water used for cooling Ameren’s Labadie Energy Center, along with toxic contaminants leaching from coal ash ponds, pose a risk to wildlife and the surrounding area.
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More than 52,000 fish died in Brush Creek after low water levels, an overabundance of fish and high temperatures likely led to low oxygen levels, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation.
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Advocates wanted a group advising the governor to acknowledge that climate change is making floods worse, but the words “climate change” did not appear in the final report.
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Floodwaters carved a path of devastation through the Midwest this year — and carried hundreds of storage tanks downstream to Missouri. The Missouri...
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The $2.9 billion settlement between Volkswagen and the federal government could bring newer buses to Missouri’s roads, but it’s up to local transit…
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Deer hunters are helping out Missouri families again this year. Since 1992, the Share the Harvest Program has collected more than 3.5 million pounds of...