Environment and nature

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Social affairsApr 18, 2022

Gulf Coast, Mississippi River cities eager for flood funding

Cities on the Louisiana coast and Mississippi River are hoping the infrastructure law will bring badly needed funding to fortify levees, locks and other flood protection as climate change makes hurricanes stronger and wetter

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BusinessMar 18, 2022

Landfill cleanup slowed after more nuclear waste found

The Environmental Protection Agency says nuclear waste buried in a Missouri landfill that sits near an underground smolder is more extensive than first believed

Environment and natureMar 4, 2022

Bird flu confirmed in chicken flock in southeastern Missouri

Federal inspectors have confirmed the presence of bird flu in a flock of commercial broiler chickens in southeastern Missouri's Stoddard County

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ScienceMar 3, 2022

Experts: Central U.S. needs to be ready for next earthquake

Experts have warned for decades that a large swath of the central U.S. is at high risk for a devastating earthquake

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ScienceMar 3, 2022

EPA confirms filters reduce lead in Michigan city's water

A study by the Environmental Protection Agency says the filters distributed in Benton Harbor, Michigan during the city's recent lead water crisis worked properly

Government and politicsFeb 8, 2022

Environmental problems bring takeover of St. Joseph business

The Environmental Protection Agency says a receiver will take over facilities in St. Joseph after years of non-compliance with environmental regulations

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Environment and natureJan 30, 2022

US pushes for better tap water but must win over wary public

Since the lead water crisis in Flint, Michigan, fewer Americans trust the water coming out of their taps

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Environment and natureJan 20, 2022

Army Corps to spend $732M on Mississippi River lock upgrade

The U.S. Army Corps will spend $732 million to expand a congested lock and dam in Missouri

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General newsJan 14, 2022

Tightened federal water protections won't slow some projects

The Biden administration is moving to tighten oversight of projects that benefitted from Trump-era loosened water protections