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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 13, 2013 - If this past veto session were judged by the sheer amount of legislative activity,…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 11, 2013: The Missouri tax-cut bill died Wednesday when the House fell 15 votes short of the…
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Missouri lawmakers will convene Wednesday for their annual veto session. Governor Jay Nixon vetoed 29 bills this year, including at least two bills that…
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A lead mining company is heading to trial next month, but this week, they’re hoping to hedge their bet.The Missouri legislature passed a bill earlier this…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 8, 2013 - State Rep. Jeff Roorda is a marked man.Roorda, D-Barnhart, is among three Democrats in…
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One of two bills that would limit punitive damages in lead contamination cases is on its way to Governor Jay Nixon (D).The provision is designed to…
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Updated 1:20 p.m. August 1 with reopening of smelterThe Doe Run Peru smelter in La Oroya, which had been clsoed due to financial and environmental…
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View Larger MapDoe Run announced today that it will not build a new lead processing plant in Herculaneum.In 2010, the largest lead producer in North…
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Attorney General Chris Koster has filed a consent decree to address environmental violations at Doe Run’s Sweetwater Mine and Mill in Reynolds…
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View Larger MapThe Doe Run Co. says production of primary lead at its smelter in the eastern Missouri town of Herculaneum will be suspended for four to…