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Environmental groups appeal federal court decision on EPA reporting requirements

1 week 3 days ago
Environmental groups are appealing a federal court’s decision to uphold a rule exempting livestock and poultry operations from reporting significant releases of air pollutants.  The environmental groups allege the rule is unlawful and that exposure to ammonia and hydrogen sulfide from these operations is responsible for more deaths annually than exposure to air pollution from […]
Cami Koons

Missouri releases final proposal for federal broadband expansion program

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The Office of Broadband Development, housed within the Missouri Department of Economic Development, released Missouri’s final proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, a federal initiative established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The state plans to invest over $700 million to bring broadband to over 200,000 homes and businesses throughout Missouri. […]
Charley Duffin

Hotter temperatures mean more workplace injuries, study finds

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With hotter temperatures come more heat-related workplace injuries — about 28,000 injuries each year, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Environmental Health. Scientists have long warned of climate change-driven extreme heat and its dangers to health. Studies have shown extreme heat can cause fatigue, poorer coordination and reduced attention. Put together, […]
Nada Hassanein

Wednesday, Oct. 8 - Vacant hospital has neighbors feeling frustrated

1 week 3 days ago
Drive down south Jefferson Avenue in St. Louis and you’ll notice the vacant St. Alexius Hospital, just south of Cherokee Street. Neighbors say the property has gone downhill quickly in the three years since it closed. St. Louis Public Radio’s Sarah Fentem reports – people living in the Gravois Park neighborhood want someone to take action and clean up the former medical campus.

Cooler air is here, but full fall may not yet be

1 week 3 days ago
ST. LOUIS - The front is through, and the cooler air is here. Clouds have cleared and we’ll have full sunshine on Wednesday. High temperatures are expected to be in the low to mid-70s Wednesday. Out-the-door temperatures the next several mornings will be in the 40s for most with some upper 30s possible in rural [...]
Angela Hutti

Competing for Crumbs

1 week 3 days ago
While adding funding for historically Black colleges and universities, Trump’s Education Department is simultaneously cutting funding to colleges that primarily serve minorities.
Naomi Bethune

BlackRock Just Bought a Minnesota Utility

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On Friday, state regulators voted unanimously in favor of allowing private equity to take a Duluth-based utility holding company private. The Prospect takes you inside the room where it all went down.
James Baratta