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Rare earth minerals are necessary for the manufacturing of national defense technology and sustainable energy applications — as well as being used to create everyday technology like smartphones.

Economy & Business

The hunt for critical minerals is on — in the Midwest

Emily Woodbury

Missouri State Geologist Joe Gillman discusses the search for critical minerals in the Midwest.

Piles of concrete and brick line a fence separating the former Pruitt-Igoe housing development from the Gateway school complex. Parents and staff at the school say placing the rubble there stirred levels of dust high enough to sicken students and teachers

Education

NGA site debris moved next to a St. Louis school, air monitoring didn’t follow

Ryan Delaney

Demolition and excavation work for a new federal intelligence agency headquarters in north St. Louis received environmental scrutiny and regulation that…

Economy & Business

Market for Asian carp maturing in Illinois

When the French explorer Père Marquette traveled down the Illinois River in 1673, his journal tells of encounters with “monstrous fish” so large they…

Government, Politics & Issues

WiFi service being added to Mo. state park campgrounds

Marshall Griffin

People who go camping at state parks in Missouri can now add laptops and iPads to their lists of camping gear and supplies.Prior to this year, only…

Government, Politics & Issues

Mo. relaxes tree, limb waste disposal rules in tornado-damaged areas

Marshall Griffin

Rules for disposing of fallen trees, limbs and other vegetative waste have been relaxed in tornado-damaged areas of Missouri.From now through March 15th,…