MO: Toxics
Newly legal fentanyl testing strips help fight overdose deaths in MO
The rise in deaths involving synthetic opioids or fentanyl have overdose-prevention advocates looking for solutions across the nation. Gov. Mike …
Board games help players understand climate change
By Debra J. Rosenthal for The Conversation.Broadcast version by Farah Siddiqi for Missouri News Service for the Public News Service-Conversation …
Comments About EPA's Proposed Blast-Furnace Rules Extended to Sept. 29
Emission standards for blast furnaces such as some iron and steel mills in Missouri have not been updated in years. The Environmental Protection …
Federal Grants Could Drive Economic Stability, Cleaner Energy in MO
With air quality an ongoing concern in New Madrid County, advocates are encouraging the local electric provider to seek federal funding. In recent …
Well Testing Encouraged During Groundwater Awareness Week
While most people do not often stop to consider what goes on underground, this is Groundwater Awareness Week, and officials are encouraging …
Federal Funds Coming to MO to Plug Abandoned Oil, Gas Wells
Missouri is among the states set to receive infrastructure funding for plugging what are known as orphan, or abandoned, oil and gas wells. Uncapped …
Critics Call Grid Stability Plan Thinly-Veiled Subsidy
ST. LOUIS – A federal proposal to boost the reliability of the power grid would cost billions of dollars and do little to make the grid more …
Opponents: Anti-Regulation Bill Would Hurt Missourians
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A bill making its way through the U.S. Senate is being challenged by consumer groups and some business leaders. …
Missouri Man Pleads with Congress for Tougher Food-Safety Laws
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – A Missouri resident is taking on Washington D.C. in the name of his father, who died of listeria poisoning. Paul Schwarz …
MO Advocates Call for Clean Energy Ahead of Pruitt Visit
MOBERLY, Mo. – Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., are paying a visit to Thomas Hill Energy this week…
Pruitt Confirmation Vote This Week
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Ahead of a Senate confirmation vote this week, environmental groups in Missouri want U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt to speak up …
Trump's Order to Reduce Regulations Met with Lawsuit
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Public-interest law, environmental and labor groups are suing to stop the Trump administration's executive order to cut …