Subject:

Missouri Department of Natural Resources

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    St. Louis Air: Still Polluted, But Showing Improvement

    The American Lung Association released its State of the Air report, and St. Louis once again ranked in the top ten for year-round particle pollution, coming in as the tenth most-polluted city out of the 277 metropolitan areas measured -- that's not good. However, the data shows that since 2003-2005 ... More >>

  • News

    September 8, 2011

    Swimming the River des Peres: Daredevil Affects EPA Policy on St. Louis River

    The American Lung Association released its State of the Air report, and St. Louis once again ranked in the top ten for year-round particle pollution, coming in as the tenth most-polluted city out of the 277 metropolitan areas measured -- that's not good. However, the data shows that since 2003-2005 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    E. Coli Closes Beach at Lake of the Ozarks

    ​The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has closed a popular beach for swimming after the water tested dangerously high for bacteria this week. Public Beach # 2, also known as Grand Glaize Beach, inside Lake of the Ozarks State Park is closed for swimming until further notice. The DNR had ju ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Insult to Injury? Missouri Offers Flood Victims Free Campsites

    Meet your new neighbor!​Are you one of the unlucky souls who lost their home in the recent flooding? The State of Missouri is really sorry about that. In fact, they'd like to do something for you. They'd like to give you a temporary new home! A place that real-estate agents might generously descri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    St. Louis Gets $550,000 in Aid for Bike and Pedestrian Trails

    ​Governor Jay Nixon was in St. Louis yesterday to announce that the region would soon receive more than $550,000 in federal grants to build and improve its trail system for bicyclists and pedestrians. The money comes via the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, which applied for, and was awar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    12-Step Plan to Clean Up Lake of the Ozarks Noticeably Void of Alcohol Restraint

    The first step is admitting you have a problem.​Attorney General Chris Koster yesterday proposed twelve recommendation for improving the notoriously icky water quality at the Lake of the Ozarks.Here at Riverfront Times we are amazed that none of the twelve steps (described below) have anything to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    Sac and Fox Nation: Missouri Desecrated our Ancestors. We Want 'Em Back (And Some!)

    Image viaThe DNR has been keeping Native American bones like these for decades. ​UPDATE 3:47 pm: The parties just settled today. Details forthcoming....The Sac and Fox Nation wants its grandfathers back.  Right now, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources is storing tribal bones in banke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    34 Missouri Water Systems Not in Compliance with State Testing

    hohumm-campgrounds.comWater testing? Ho humm.​The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is out with a list of businesses and groups that have chronically failed to complete drinking water testing required by state law. The list includes convenient stores, trailer parks and Emmanuel United Chu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Missouri Official Proves It's Possible to Advance Career No Matter Your Job Performance

    Leaving Missouri's E. coli waters, for the Gulf's oil-tarred.​A man suspended from his job for two weeks without pay last year, today has himself a new, high-profile job overseeing a $20-billion trust fund for those impacted by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Mark Templeton, head of the Missouri Dep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    More Sewage Flows into Mississippi River South of St. Louis

    Don't worry, St. Louis. The shit flows downstream.​They're baaack! Thousands of gallons of raw sewage flowing into the Mississippi River near Jefferson Barracks. The first overflow occurred back in June when flood waters from the Mississippi caused a lift station to fail releasing 4.6 milllion gal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Missouri Coalition for the Environment Sues EPA Over State's Notorious Poop Chutes

    Missouri Coalition for the EnvironmentPeruque Creek running through Warren and St. Charles counties is an example of an "unclassified" waterway.​The Missouri Coalition for the Environment filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency yesterday in federal court in Jefferson City alleging t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Shitstorm Hits Lake of the Ozarks

    Image sourceBehold the miracle of the green screen ​When a severe thunderstorm causes a power outage in the city, most people just light a few candles, keep their refrigerators closed and try to remember what the hell it was they did for entertainment before they had a television.When a severe thu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Another Feces Folly: At Least 315,000 Gallons of Raw Sewage Seep Into Missouri River Tributaries

    Is there no end to this crap? Earlier this week we reported on a leak from an MSD lift station that may have sent several million gallons of untreated human waste into the Mississippi. Now comes word from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources that two other sewage spills occurred this morning ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    MSD Blames Barge, Flood Debris For Misssissippi River Craptastrophe

    A spokesman for the Metropolitan Sewer District says the potentially massive leak of human urine and feces from a waste water treatment plant into the Mississippi River that started last Thursday was caused by a barge that struck a fence near the lift station by Jefferson Barracks in south St. Louis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    Attorney General: Condo Poo Poisoning Lake of the Ozarks

    E. coli: Shit looks frightening even when it's a stuffed toy.​Looking for someone to blame for the E. coli scares at the Lake of the Ozarks? Look no further than the Grandview Condominiums. Today Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced that he's filed a temporary restraining order as part ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    E. Coli Closes Six Missouri Beaches This Weekend

    Photo: Jennifer Silverberg​The Missouri Department of Natural Resources yesterday announced that six beaches within state parks are too polluted for swimming this weekend. Beaches at Mark Twain, Wakonda, Crowder, Cuivre River, St. Joe, and Thousand Hills state parks all tested for dangerously hig ... More >>

  • News

    June 16, 2010

    Missouri's E. coli problems are not confined to the Lake of the Ozarks

    Photo: Jennifer Silverberg​The Missouri Department of Natural Resources yesterday announced that six beaches within state parks are too polluted for swimming this weekend. Beaches at Mark Twain, Wakonda, Crowder, Cuivre River, St. Joe, and Thousand Hills state parks all tested for dangerously hig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    No Spelunking for You! Missouri Caves Closed Due to Bat Fungus

    White Nose Syndrome in humans usually involves massive amounts of cocaine, rendering its victims bat-shit crazy.​The Missouri Department of Natural Resources announced yesterday that it is temporarily closing most of the state's 175 caves found in public parks and historic sites. The closure comes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Missouri Attorney General Sues 10 Firms for Polluting Lake of the Ozarks

    Lake of the Ozark's water. So refreshing!​Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced today that he is filing suit against ten businesses for violations of the Missouri Clean Water Law. All ten businesses allegedly discharged pollutants into Lake of the Ozarks or its nearby tributaries. The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    Joe Washington of Northeast Ambulance & Fire District Sentenced for Clean Air Violations

    Joe Washington​The former chief of the Northeast Ambulance & Fire Protection District was sentenced today to one year of probation for violating the Clean Air Act.Joe Washington pleaded guilty in December for violating EPA regulations when he had asbestos removed last year from the fire distri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    Cash-Strapped Government, Huh? Why Don't These Agencies Pick Up Their Money?

    ​Did you hear the guy who called in to Charlie Brennan's show on KMOX this morning? Said fella claimed that if you punch "St. Louis" or "Missouri" into the state treasurer's database of unclaimed property -- that's code for dinero, folks -- you'd find all kinds of local and state agencies with dol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    From Staycation to "State Journalist," Tom Uhlenbrock Reclaims the Travel Beat

    Wikimedia CommonsHave station wagon, will travel. ​Attention, unemployed journalists everywhere! Tom Uhlenbrock has figured out how you can keep your credibility and your expense account: Get hired by the government. OK, it might not work for everybody, but it worked for the veteran travel writer. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Ewww! Raw Sewage Dumped into Lake of the Ozarks, Again, Says Missouri Attorney General

    Photo: partycovepics.com (site is very, very NSFW)Captain of the raft at Party Cove in Lake of the Ozarks. Two business owners near the lake are being sued for allegedly allowing raw sewage to flow into it.​For the second time in a little more than a year, raw or partially treated sewage has been ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2009

    Doe Run Lead Smelter Continues to Contaminate Herculaneum

    The report from the Environmental Protection Agency is hardly shocking. Yesterday the agency released test results indicating that as many as one-third of properties situated within a mile of the company's lead smelter in Herculaneum contain lead at levels exceeding 400 parts per million (ppm) -- th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    That Smell in North City? Just Poisonous Methane Gas. Now Go About Your Day.

    http://www.flickoff.org/system/files/u8/methane.jpg​St. Louis has a meth problem. Methane, that is.The highly flammable greenhouse gas, most famous in the form of cow flatulence (hence the lovely picture above), is causing a scare for a handful of North St. Louis residents. The St. Louis Demolitio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2009

    Missouri Officials Are No Party Cove Poopers; Withheld Report on Lake Ozark E. Coli Levels

    The Associated Press is reporting today that the Missouri Department of Natural Resources withheld a May report showing unsafe levels of E. Coli bacteria in the Lake of the Ozarks.More than half of the 60 tests taken on May 26 showed E. Coli levels above the state standard, with at least two of thos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    Glass Half Full As We Celebrate Tap Water

    flickr.com/photos/sebastianjosephBet you didn't know that water is fundamental for life and health. Well, it is. Bet you also didn't know that this is Drinking Water Week in Missouri. Well, it is. Don't believe me? Check out the news flash after the jump. It's Daily RFT's "Press Release of the Day." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2008

    Poopy Cove: Lake Ozark officials plead guilty to dumping sewage in lake

    flickr.com/photos/sebastianjosephBet you didn't know that water is fundamental for life and health. Well, it is. Bet you also didn't know that this is Drinking Water Week in Missouri. Well, it is. Don't believe me? Check out the news flash after the jump. It's Daily RFT's "Press Release of the Day." ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 23, 2008

    Is that a Poopdeck in your plans, or are you just happy to see me?

    Lakewater
    The Poopdeck
    4877 Highway 54, Osage Beach
    573-348-2259

  • News

    July 9, 2008

    Craptastrophe: Record rainfall has created a dung dilemma for Missouri farmers

    Lakewater
    The Poopdeck
    4877 Highway 54, Osage Beach
    573-348-2259

  • Calendar

    February 6, 2008

    The King Still Reigns

    Lakewater
    The Poopdeck
    4877 Highway 54, Osage Beach
    573-348-2259

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2008

    Go! 2/1-2/3

    Lakewater
    The Poopdeck
    4877 Highway 54, Osage Beach
    573-348-2259

  • News

    January 16, 2008

    Smelterville

    Crystal City forges one hell of a deal.

  • News

    November 28, 2007

    Helter-Smelter

    Lawsuits fly as Crystal City residents try to stop construction of a pig iron production plant.

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2007

    Bonjour, Monsieur!

    Lawsuits fly as Crystal City residents try to stop construction of a pig iron production plant.

  • Calendar

    June 8, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Week of June 8, 2005

  • Calendar

    June 16, 2004

    Take Wing(s)

    They're buk, buk, buh-good

  • News

    February 4, 2004

    Go Blow

    Missouri gives cement giant Holcim a permit to pollute

  • News

    November 12, 2003

    The Smoking Gun

    Former Mallinckrodt workers get some long-awaited fallout

  • News

    February 20, 2002

    Herky Jerk

    Doe Run's owner has done this before -- and that has regulators braced for trouble

  • News

    January 23, 2002

    Hair-Raising Experience

    Week of January 23, 2002

  • News

    October 31, 2001

    Grave Losses

    Lax laws and uncaring bureaucrats cause Missouri to erase another prehistoric mound

  • News

    June 28, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    Published the week of June 28-July 4, 2000

  • News

    June 21, 2000

    Getting Burned

    A North St. Louis medical-waste incinerator has spewed dioxin for a decade. Nearby residents say it's time to fight the fire.

  • News

    March 29, 2000

    Hot Rods

    Spent nuclear fuel could be barreling down accident-plagued, construction-delayed Interstate 70

  • News

    December 15, 1999

    ON SHAKY GROUND

    The earthquake hazard here may be greater than you think. And planning for it is less than you'd expect.

  • News

    March 31, 1999

    R. Roger Pryor (1945-1999)

    The earthquake hazard here may be greater than you think. And planning for it is less than you'd expect.

  • News

    March 3, 1999

    Clearing the Air

    Challenged by pro-business groups more interested in profit than in clean air, attorney Lewis C. Green fights to make the government enforce its own air-quality standards

  • News

    November 25, 1998

    Of Wetlands and Wal-Marts

    One development at a time, Missouri has lost 87 percent of its wetlands. And that means more floods, more damage, more levees, more bucks. The story of one Supercenter and how progress comes at a price.

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