As the Climate Warms, Could the U.S. Face Another Dust Bowl?
Growing up in rural Iowa in the 1990s, Isaac Larsen remembers a unique herald of springtime. The snowbanks piled along roads, once white or gray,...
Messenger: Connecting Missouri River to its flood plain is key in urban and rural areas
One of the most beautiful spots in the St. Louis area is a 1,400-acre patch of former farmland known as Cora Island. It is bordered...
Climate Change Is Resetting The Clock For Missouri Wildflowers. Will It Affect Their Survival?
To some, the bundle of yellowing pages might have looked like trash. But Peter Hoch suspected the notes tucked away in the Missouri Botanical Garden...
Conservation officials invite Missourians to help track and protect native bumblebees
Bumblebees are critical pollinators, but their populations are rapidly declining, conservationists say. The bees are some of the more well-known pollinators due to size and...
Wind farms nearing completion in Southwest Missouri, Southeast Kansas
People traveling north at night on the Missouri Highway 249 might notice a row of dozens of red lights blinking in unison on the far...
Proposals to prohibit natural gas bans may threaten cities’ clean energy goals
Kansas and Missouri may become the next states to block cities from banning natural gas, with hearings on legislation in both states expected soon.
Ameren Missouri Purchases Second Wind Energy Facility In Northwestern Missouri
A wind energy facility in northwestern Missouri will allow Ameren Missouri to provide more clean energy to its customers. Ameren purchased the Atchison Renewable Energy...
Utilities turning to solar power operations in Missouri, Kansas
Two area utilities are adding solar power to their portfolios of electrical generation to meet the needs of Southwest Missouri and Southeast Kansas. The first...