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Environmental Justice Caucus Co-Chairs Duckworth, Booker, Markey Slam Trump Administration for Plan to Eliminate EPA Ability to Protect Public Health

10 months 3 weeks ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA)—co-chairs of the U.S. Senate Environmental Justice Caucus— issued the following statement after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced his proposal to rescind the 2009 endangerment finding , a landmark determination that requires the EPA to address greenhouse gas emissions and pollution because of the threat that climate change poses to public health and welfare. By rescinding the endangerment finding, the Trump administration will effectively declaw the EPA, giving big businesses a green light to pollute our air and devastate environmental justice communities. “Once again, the Trump Administration is sacrificing our children’s future to protect polluters in the present. Trump and Zeldin are annihilating the key legal foundation that requires our government to act on climate change because it threatens the

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This Week in Gardening & Nature

10 months 3 weeks ago
Plant of the Week: Melons. Hey, parents, teachers, child care providers: Storybooks on Pollinators Sign up for University of Missouri Extension Online Food Preservation Class: pressure canning, boiling water bath canning, steam canning, dehydration, and freezing. $30. Register Plan your garden with  Seed St. Louis Planting Calendar, good for Zones 6a, 6b, 7a, maybe more. Sow … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →
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Shooting outside East St. Louis nightclub leaves three injured

10 months 3 weeks ago
Three people were shot outside the "Another Level" nightclub in East St. Louis early Saturday morning. The incident occurred around 2:30 AM on M-L-K Drive off Sixth Street. All three victims were transported to a hospital for treatment. Illinois State Police are actively investigating the shooting. Troopers and investigators from the Public Safety Enforcement unit [...]

Unseasonably cool temperatures continue, low end rain chances return for Monday

10 months 3 weeks ago
Another nice day ahead with similar conditions to Saturday. Highs just a touch warmer, in the low 80s with plenty of sunshine. Mostly cloudy overnight with temperatures falling into the 60s. More clouds enter the region for Monday and we will see isolated to scattered showers and storms build in for the afternoon, especially along [...]
Jaime Travers

Crowds gather for rare corpse flower bloom in Missouri garden

10 months 3 weeks ago
The Missouri Botanical Garden extended its hours last night to showcase a rare blooming of its corpse flower, Octavia, known for its pungent odor. Octavia, the largest flower in the garden's living collection, is in bloom for the fifth time, drawing crowds eager to experience its infamous stench. The corpse flower, also known as titan [...]

Paster, Flora Ann

10 months 3 weeks ago
It is with the greatest sorrow that we announce the death of Flora Ann Paster on July 31, 2025. Born in St. Louis, Flora was the loving daughter of Philip & Charlotte Kopitsky and sister of Harvey Kopitsky (Cenith) and…

Palmer, Allen

10 months 3 weeks ago
Dr. Allen S. Palmer, 85, passed away peacefully at home in Clayton, Missouri on August 1, 2025. A respected OBGYN, Allen dedicated his career to women’s health and caregiving.

Oetgen CSJ, Sister Mary Pauline

10 months 3 weeks ago
(Margaret Mary) Passed away on Friday, July 4, 2025 at Nazareth Living Center. She was 98 years old and a Sister of St. Joseph for 80 years. Sister Pauline was born in Savannah, GA to H. Glenn and Helen (McCormick)…

Ralston, James K

10 months 3 weeks ago
A public visitation will take place at Kutis South County Chapel (5255 Lemay Ferry Rd. Saint Louis, MO 63129) on Tuesday, August 5th 2025 from 10am until the time of service at 1pm. Services conclude at the funeral home.