Kate Grumke
Senior Environmental 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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How rare collard greens stewarded by generations of southerners ended up in an East St. Louis greenhouse. Plus, how they might help feed more people amid climate change. -
St. Louis Public Radio obtained credit card statements from former St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Keisha Scarlett that are at the center of a new district investigation. -
A wood building material can be used in high-rise structures, giving it the potential to replace materials that are bad for the climate, while also locking carbon into buildings for decades. -
Heat is the deadliest weather event. A new initiative hopes to protect St. Louisans from extreme heat that climate change is making worse. -
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley said concerns about cost killed earlier efforts to renew a program for people exposed to radioactive waste. Hawley hopes a new compromise with a lower mandatory spending price tag will finally break through. -
More than 500 St. Louis University teaching and research assistants will be part of the Graduate Workers of SLU union. -
Dr. Lúcia Lohmann is a world-renowned botanist. She’s coming back to her second home, St. Louis, to tackle the climate crisis and lead a community institution as the Missouri Botanical Garden’s first woman president. -
St. Louis broke a record for the most rainfall in a 24-hour period in November on Monday. -
Local authorities called for some evacuations and told other nearby residents to shelter in place. Missouri’s Department of Natural Resources is on the scene to assess potential environmental impacts from the incident. -
American burying beetles bring dead animals underground, turn them into preserved meatballs and feed them to their babies. The St. Louis Zoo is working to save the threatened beetle. -
Greenwood Cemetery has been through a major transformation in recent years. This week, the historic Black cemetery is celebrating its 150th anniversary and a renewed push to restore and preserve its grounds. -
Lawmakers formed a new committee to document the effects of radioactive waste in the St. Louis region and other Missouri sites and to search for policy solutions.
