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| 2011, a high tornadic year but not the worst >> Environment | jroberti |
| AccuWeather.com reports last year, 2011, went down in the record books as the fourth deadliest tornado year ever in the United States with 550 fatalities. 2011 had an unusually high number of large, ...more |
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| EPA grants to fund Joplin school bus replacement >> Environment | staff |
| Kansas City, KS – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $999,460 to the $1.7 million Missouri Department of Natural Resources “Clean Up Missouri” Project to replace, retrofit and ...more |
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| Florida university wins EPA contest >> Environment | mhooven |
| WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that the University of Central Florida (UCF) is the winner of EPA’s 2011 Energy Star National Building Competition: "Battle ...more |
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| Agencies detail Obama's Great Outdoors Initiative >> Environment | mhooven |
| WASHINGTON – The Obama Administration today (Oct. 12, 2011) detailed how the President’s America’s Great Outdoors Initiative (AGO) is opening up access to lands and waters, restoring critical ...more |
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| On the road to extinction: Ozark hellbenders >> Environment | gparham |
| HELLBENDER (Photo by J. Humphries) Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) are extremely large, completely aquatic salamanders basically native to the eastern United States but found in the ...more |
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| MoDOT uses hungry bugs to control knapweed >> Environment | sally-o |
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JEFFERSON CITY - They are tiny, tireless, hungry, and environmentally friendly--except to one invasive weed.
They're called seedhead weevils, pictured at left, and the Missouri ...more |
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| Threatened species receive federal aid >> Environment | gparham |
| WASHINGTON --Missouri and Wisconsin will receive a total of $1.4 million to acquire and protect more than 1,400 acres of high quality habitat supporting endangered and threatened species, according ...more |
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| Solar energy gets reprieve in Missouri >> Environment | cklein |
| The Missouri solar rebate program, enacted by voters in Prop C's Renewable Energy Standard, received strong support this week in two critical decisions. First, the Missouri Public Service Commission ...more |
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| Ozark National Scenic Riverways makes top 10 list >> Environment | staff |
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Missouri made a top 10 list yesterday (May 17, 2011), but not one to brag about. The Ozark National Scenic Riverways, made up of the Current and Jacks Fork Rivers (Missouri's national park area in ...more |
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| EPA offers guidance on clean-up of broken CFLs >> Environment | ryost |
| WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) late last month updated its guidance on how to properly clean up a broken compact fluorescent lamp (CFL). Included with the guidance is a ...more |
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