‘Time bomb’ lead pipes set to be removed – but water utilities first have to find them
TRENTON, Mo. — It took three years for officials to notice lead was seeping into the city’s drinking water. Missouri…
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State Senate overwhelmingly approves bill requiring schools test, filter water for lead
Schools in Missouri would be required to test drinking water for lead, and install filters if it’s above safe levels, under a…
State launches cancer study after toxic air pollution hot spot is identified
After learning from a ProPublica analysis that his city in southwestern Missouri is a hot spot of toxic air pollution,…
Bridgeton landfill cleanup slowed after more nuclear waste found
BRIDGETON (AP) — Nuclear waste buried in a Missouri landfill that sits near an underground smolder is more extensive than…
New funds, strategy may boost ‘massive task’ of reducing lead exposure
It’s clear that lead exposure is a problem for Missouri’s children. An estimated 4.5% have elevated levels of lead in their…
As EPA cracks down on ‘forever chemicals,’ Missouri to start testing drinking water
Missouri could start testing small drinking water systems for harmful “forever chemicals” by the end of the year as the…
Parson vetoes bill to end EPA-mandated emissions testing
With the threat of millions of dollars in sanctions looming, Gov. Mike Parson vetoed on Friday legislation that would have…
Half of U.S. cosmetics contain toxic chemicals, study finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half the cosmetics sold in the United States and Canada are awash with a toxic…
Dropping emissions testing could prompt U.S. to slap sanctions on Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY – With just hours left in their 2021 session, Missouri lawmakers passed legislation removing several St. Louis area…
Officials push for millions in fixes for city water treatment system
RIVERVIEW – At well over a century old, the city’s drinking water treatment system is still providing the best-tasting water…
Missouri broke federal civil rights rules on air pollution, EPA finds
Federal officials are investigating whether Missouri environmental regulators violated the civil rights of St. Louis residents by issuing an air…
Proposition Y gives choice of how to fund vital MSD project
ST. LOUIS – The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District is offering city and county voters two choices in the April…