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Researchers at the University of Missouri are working towards improving water quality throughout the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico.MU was one of 12…
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Missouri Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler kicked off her “all of the above” energy tour with several stops in Mid-Missouri Tuesday, including the Thomas Hill…
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The Obama Administration unveiled new proposed rules for power plants on Monday, but Columbia’s two power plants won’t be drastically affected.Columbia…
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Missouri congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer is urging the federal Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider newly proposed regulations for wood-burning…
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Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster wants more air monitoring at the Bridgeton Landfill, where an underground fire has been smoldering for more than...
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Republican Sen. Roy Blunt, of Missouri, is threatening to block President Barack Obama's choice for Environmental Protection Agency administrator until…
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Regional news from the KBIA newsroom, including:Five senior Missouri Republicans call on Akin to end his campaignAkin lets Mo. Senate withdrawal deadline…
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A federal appeals court has vacated an EPA rule that would have limited the amount of power plant pollution that drifts across state lines. The EPA passed…
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Updated at 5:50 p.m. to add comments from Senator Roy Blunt. The U.S. Senate has rejected a bill that would have done away with new federal limits on mercury and other toxic air pollutants from power plants. The resolution introduced by Republican Senator James Inhofe would have eliminated the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency in December. Missouri’s senators were divided on the issue.
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Flat Branch Creek’s E. coli readings are much higher than the Environmental Protection Agency’s standards. The latest sample from June 13 showed 2,419.6…