Sustainability

A director from the U.S. Department of Energy visited Parkway South High School this week to commend the district’s energy efficiency work.

Aamna Anwer explains how Daar Ul-Islam tackles waste when feeding hundreds of people during Ramadan.

The Benton Park West Tiny House Project combines sustainability and creativity. Its developers hope to inspire others to build eco-friendly homes throughout the region.

The 11th annual Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative meeting comes at a critical moment when a changing climate is ratcheting stress on the nation's largest river network.

The wide-ranging plan is entirely voluntary, but leaders say that they have buy-in and that each of the action items is economically feasible without drastic changes to beef prices or profits for producers, processors and retailers.

Ameren Missouri will distribute $5 million in incentives to encourage business owners to install electric vehicle charging stations.

The futuristic, sustainability-focused legacy of the late American architect Buckminster Fuller lives on, including in the St. Louis region. A replica of his 1933-built Dymaxion Car stopped by SIUE’s Fuller Dome last week.

One of the best ways we can help slow down climate change is by actually eating the food we buy.

Collinsville is the latest city to take an inventory of emissions from buildings, transportation and other sources of carbon dioxide that contribute to global climate change.

Nestled within a patchwork of corn and soybean fields in Ava, Illinois, Scratch Brewing Co. uses hyperlocal ingredients foraged from the surrounding forest to flavor its beers. The microbrewery has garnered national attention for its unusual brews, earning a spot as a semifinalist for a James Beard Award this year.