Environment

The Trump administration has asked U.S. lawmakers to cut $307 million in funding for the biological research program under the U.S. Geological Survey.

One letter cites a lack of “fitness or qualification” as the reason for termination – despite positive performance reviews. The letters also contained inaccuracies and inconsistencies about the employee and their job.

The firings are part of a sweeping, nationwide effort to remove probationary workers from the federal government.

Learn more about online hunting education on this week's Discover Nature.

Learn more about volunteering for Runge Nature Center on this week's Discover Nature.

Regenerative agriculture can make farmland resilient to climate impacts but requires a large initial investment.

Partnership among Missouri elderberry growers and researchers made the novel fruit a local success.

University of Missouri Civil Engineering professors are researching environmental production declarations for rubber-modified roads. These EPD labels can give government officials more information when buying asphalt that goes beyond just cost.

Lincoln University is heading a USDA-funded project researching the commodity, but its prohibition created high hurdles for getting the crop off the ground.

Could whale baleen filter microplastics out of water like they filter plankton? What if microbes could be engineered to create a plastic alternative? Scientists are asking these questions in St. Louis labs.