Kate Grumke
Senior Environment and Data ReporterKate reports on the environment, climate and agriculture for St. Louis Public Radio and Harvest Public Media.
She started at STLPR in 2021 as the education reporter, covering late night school board meetings and tagging along on field trips. Before that, Kate spent more than 5 years producing television in Washington, D.C., most recently at the PBS NewsHour. In that work she climbed to the top of a wind turbine in Iowa, helped plan the environmental section of a presidential debate and produced multiple news-documentaries on energy and the environment. She also won a Peabody, a National Murrow Award and was nominated for a National Emmy.
Kate grew up in St. Louis and graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. She also holds a certificate in data journalism from Columbia University’s Lede Program.
Have a story tip or idea? Email Kate at kgrumke@stlpr.org.
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The Labadie Energy Center and the Sioux Energy Center will have two extra years to limit emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants. -
After a visit to St. Louis, the new EPA administrator said he was moved by the communities living with radioactive contamination. -
The bill will bring big changes to how utilities operate and bill customers in Missouri. -
Find results for St. Louis city mayor, comptroller, Board of Aldermen and more as well as mayoral races in St. Louis County, St. Charles County and beyond. -
The Trump administration wants to rewrite the definition for what counts as protected ‘waters of the United States.' The rule has caused frustration among farmers, but environmental attorneys worry a change could lead to more pollution. -
Find results for mayoral races in Illinois including Belleville, Cahokia Heights, Granite City and Alton as well as the Mississippi Valley Library District Board. -
Advocates demonstrated for transgender rights amid new federal policies that transgender St. Louisans say put them in danger. -
The Bradford pear is an invasive species that grows so quickly it can displace Missouri’s native wildlife. Local organizations are offering free native trees to Missourians who remove an invasive pear tree. -
The inmate was found unresponsive after being treated for suspected seizures one day before the death. The City Justice Center has had three times as many deaths as similar jails in Kansas City and St. Louis County since 2020. -
Dry conditions and high winds have led to wildfires across Missouri. So far, there have been no reported injuries, but structures and vehicles have burned. -
As Jurassic beasts roamed the Earth, a weasel-like animal called Morganucodon was making an evolutionary breakthrough in parenting. -
The bill is made up of dozens of policy changes governing how utilities operate in Missouri.
