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Vapor Nozzles On Their Way Out at St. Louis Gas Stations

They've been around for well over a decade, but now the accordian-like bibs on gas nozzles at metro St. Louis gas stations are headed toward extinction. Last year the EPA determined that the vapor-trapping nozzles are no longer needed because most cars on the road these days come equipped with dev ... More >>

Boil Water Advisory in South St. Louis! Water Main Break Also Forces School Closures

Update: St. Louis Hills residents are now officially free to drink water without boiling it! Most of them, anyway. The city just announced that a precautionary boil order -- due to a water main break last night -- has been lifted. Our original coverage from today is below. City officials say tha ... More >>

AG Sues Stinky Bridgeton Landfill, Cites Underground Fire, Hazardous Waste Violations

Environmental activists in recent weeks have done their best to raise a stink about a landfill in Bridgeton, which everyone agrees smells really bad -- and critics think could pose serious health risks, in part because there is a fire underground and radioactive material nearby. Now, the company b ... More >>

Bridgeton Landfill: Is the Attorney General Going to Intervene in the Odor Problem?

The Bridgeton landfill is so smelly that the attorney general's office might have to intervene. At least the director of the Missouri department of natural resources has requested that the agriculture and environment division of Attorney General Chris Koster's office get involved and "institute ap ... More >>

Bridgeton Landfill: Officials Say the Bad Smells Could Pose Future Public Health Risk

Missouri officials have released new data on a Bridgeton landfill that environmental groups say is a major concern -- not just because it smells really terrible. The new information from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources tells a very different story about potential health concerns on site ... More >>

Bridgeton Landfill Official: We All "Want the Same Thing: To Dramatically Reduce the Odor"

In Bridgeton, Missouri, everyone wants the same thing -- a better smelling city. So says the latest announcement from the company behind the Bridgeton landfill, which has come under fire in recent months for making the area smell so bad, residents say it can be painful. Tim Trost, area president ... More >>

Bridgeton Landfill: Really Awful Smell Not A Health Hazard, But Still Stinky, Officials Say

Last month, we reported on the really awful smell in Bridgeton, Missouri that was so bad, residents said the terrible stench had invaded their homes and was causing their eyes to burn. Soon after the media attention, the company behind the landfill said it was "very sorry" and that it would work to ... More >>

There's Poop in the Drinking Water at Some Missouri State Parks! Doesn't Anyone Care?

A national environmental group is calling for a federal review of drinking-water quality at Missouri's state parks, citing a failure to perform federally mandated testing, as well as repeated instances of contamination with coliform bacteria, including E. coli. For the uninitiated, when science typ ... More >>

EPA Puts Off Clean-up of Nuclear Dumpsite, As Lawsuits Pile Up and Activists Circle the Wagons

It'll take a few billion years for 8,700 tons of radioactive waste illegally dumped in a suburban landfill in St. Louis County in the 1970s to stop emitting deadly radionuclides. But before that happens, if this apocalyptic cocktail of Cold War-era nuclear byproducts and municipal toxic waste (jus ... More >>

Gawker Shares Terrifying News: Mass Rabbit Slaughter in South City!

Terror and silence reign in the Villanova neighborhood this week. Residents report that the rabbits, who usually hop merrily through the shrubbery, have been turning up dead. The matter is of grave enough importance that it was featured on KTVI-TV (Channel 2) news and picked up by Gawker. (It's fai ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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

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This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Week of June 8, 2005

Take Wing(s)

They're buk, buk, buh-good

Go Blow

Missouri gives cement giant Holcim a permit to pollute

Hair-Raising Experience

Week of January 23, 2002

Grave Losses

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

Letters to the Editor

Published the week of June 28-July 4, 2000

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.