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Agriculture is among the largest contributors to the Gulf of Mexico’s dead zone. Farmers upriver are trying to change their agricultural practices to prevent further damage, but so far are having little luck.
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The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has identified a new batch of lakes and streams that do not meet water quality standards.The state agency…
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Updated at 1:09 p.m. with comments from environmentalists — A Missouri environmental advocacy group is suing the Environmental Protection Agency, claiming…
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When corn and soybean farmer Kenny Reichard stopped plowing some of his fields in northern Missouri in 1982, other farmers told him that it was a terrible…
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As a child in India, Ramesh Raliya saw his father buy an increasing amount of fertilizer for their farm each year, even as the family’s fields shrank.As a…
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On a bright, brisk winter day in Branson, Mo., several dedicated fishermen tried to catch trout in Lake Taneycomo, a fast-moving, ribbon-shaped lake that…
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The Environmental Protection Agency has released its proposal for tackling polluted runoff in Missouri's largest lakes.But environmentalists say the EPA's…
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Missouri will soon adopt new regulations to clean up the state’s 150 large lakes and reservoirs.But environmentalists contend the state’s plan won’t be…
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This story was updated to clarify how the EPA would proceed. The Environmental Protection Agency will propose regulations on nutrient pollution by…
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Environmental advocates are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to manage nutrient pollution from states that border the Mississippi River. The…