Cities With the Highest Flood Risk in Every State
Floods accounted for three of the 14 natural disasters that caused at least $1 billion in damage in the United States in 2019. In total,...
Major wind farm in Missouri goes online
The Tenaska Clear Creek Wind Farm In Northwest Missouri Is Fully Operational As Of May 4. The Facility – Which Generates 242-megawatt (Mw) Of Wind...
Missouri Wind Farm Begins Commercial Operation
Tenaska Clear Creek Energy Center, a 242 MW wind farm in northwest Missouri, has achieved commercial operation. Located north of Maryville in Nodaway County, Tenaska...
Missouri River Drought Was Its Worst in 1,200 Years, Study Finds
For the first decade of the 2000s, the Missouri River, the nation's longest river, was drier than it's been in more than 1,200 years. The...
Missouri Botanical Garden helps local residents go solar
The Missouri Botanical Garden has long been a trusted resource for information about plants and gardening. Now, local residents can turn to the garden to...
Missouri Ag and climate change: farms may eventually have to switch from soybeans, corn to cotton
Global temperatures have increased 1.9 degrees Farenheit since 1880, and 19 of the 20 warmest years on record have occurred since 2001, according to data...
Missouri Ag and climate change: top agency says climate change ‘outside the scope’ of priorities
Farmers in Missouri are facing increased challenges as the result of climate change, especially heavy rainfall events. Last year, flooding on the Missouri River left...
Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Roeslein Alternative Energy Continue Development of Manure-to-Energy Projects in Missouri
Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Roeslein Alternative Energy (RAE) announced an additional $45 million investment in their Monarch Bioenergy joint venture, which captures methane from hog...