Water

Artificial floating wetlands naturally filter water from contaminants and excess nutrients. There are about a dozen in the state, and the Missouri Department of Conservation wants to add more.

Researchers at the University of Missouri college of engineering have designed a filter to fit on standard faucets with the goal of removing lead and microplastics.

The signs released by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers warn of "low-level radioactive materials present" near Coldwater Creek in St. Louis.

The Heartland Conservation Alliance is working with local organizations to eradicate invasive Bush Honeysuckle on 40 acres along the Blue River. The non-native Honeysuckle grows so thick it blocks sunlight, keeps animals from foraging and limits bird and wildlife biodiversity.

For more than a century, bird hatcheries and farmers across the country have used the U.S. Postal Service to ship newborn birds. But recent shipment delays have led to many birds dying in transit. Plus: Climate change could bring more water scarcity to the Midwest and Great Plains and, with it, more legal battles over water.

Water scarcity could threaten the Midwest as climate change puts pressure on water systems. With that scarcity, legal fights over water could become more common.

Restoring oxbow wetlands is gaining momentum in the Midwest. While it started largely to support a federally endangered fish, conservation experts say these floodplain habitats offer a host of benefits, including cleaner water downstream.

Worsening local effects on health and recreation in states like Minnesota and Wisconsin are spurring action on problems that also cause the Gulf of Mexico’s chronic “dead zone.”

Previous rules required spills of any size to be reported to the state, while the new rules set minimum quantities to alert regulators.

Por casi dos semanas, el sitio web municipal y unos servicios de la ciudad de Kansas City han estado parcialmente inoperativas, y la ciudad no dice exactamente por qué. Los funcionarios aún están investigando el alcance del asunto.

Kansas City’s municipal website and some city services have been down for nearly two weeks, and the city won’t say exactly why. Officials are still investigating the full scope of the issue.

The majority of the pollutants released by Tyson in the five years the study examines were in the Midwestern states of Nebraska, Illinois and Missouri.