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Discussion of proposed legislation combating a possible landfill near Kansas City drew over 60 people to the Missouri Capitol on Tuesday to support bills establishing stricter restrictions regarding solid waste disposal permits. Bold, black letters spelling out “kill the fill” contrasted against the bright, white shirts of several community members filling seats in the Senate […]

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Crews responded to a vacant building fire in St. Louis City Wednesday morning.

Within weeks of taking office in 2021, President Joe Biden issued an executive order — hailed by voter advocates as potentially transformative — that for the first time committed the U.S. government to registering new voters at federal agencies. But just over two years later, most of the 10 agencies examined in a recent report had made […]

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A business' pickup truck hit several parked cars in south St. Louis. It's unknown if that truck was stolen.

De la Californie au Congo, les décideurs ont longtemps sacrifié les peuples autochtones au nom de la conservation.

Desde California hasta el Congo, los políticos han sacrificado durante mucho tiempo a los pueblos indígenas en nombre de la conservación.

Mayor gets criticism for calling a special meeting a week before two newly elected aldermen, at least one of whom opposes the project, are sworn in.

From California to the Congo, policymakers have long sacrificed Indigenous peoples in the name of conservation.

Protecting Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon could prevent millions of respiratory diseases and billions in healthcare costs.

Technologies to control wastewater contamination have come a long way since the 1980s. Regulations haven’t.

April 12 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of R.E.M.’s debut album, Murmur, which helped launch Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Bill Berry and Peter Buck from indie artists to eventual Rock & Roll Hall of Famers. Released…

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Government and the private sector rely increasingly on risk-modeling firms that claim they can zero in on exposure to climate change.

Government and the private sector rely increasingly on risk-modeling firms that claim they can zero in on exposure to climate change.

Drug industry CEOs angrily dispute Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s ruling on mifepristone. But they spent millions on the Senate Republicans who confirmed him.

Claiming that no real centrist could vote for either Biden or Trump, it’s got its own spotlight-craving pol (Joe Manchin) waiting to pounce.