Governor Orders Shut Down of Carthage Processing Plant

Governor Matt Blunt has ordered the Natural Resources Department to shut down a plant in Carthage that processes poultry waste and makes it into oil. The Renewable Environmental Solutions plant has been hit with half a dozen citations this year for violating state...

Environmentalists Look for Solution to Waste Sewage Problem

Missouri has a $5-Billion problem with its sewage treatment plants. The Natural Resources Department says aging and inadequate plants need updating and repairs, and new plants need to be built to keep poorly-treated sewage from geting into public water supplies....

DNR Restructuring Plan Announced

A reorganization of the State Department of Natural Resources has been announced. The key ingredient in the restructuring is the Department of Natural Resources helping Missourians in efforts to comply with environmental rules and regulations. DNR chief Doyle Childers...

Drought Assessment Committee To Meet This Week

The state drought assessment committee is to meet later this week and assess just how dry parts of Missouri have become. The dryest region is southeast Missouri. Additional counties being watched are in an area south and east of a line stretching from Springfield...
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