Energy

Illinoisans likely won't see changes from the new energy bill for a few years

Eric Schmid

The new law promises significant changes for communities in the state, but it will take a few years before residents start to see them where they live.

A map of Spire's proposed STL Pipeline project.

Health, Science & Environment

Spire Missouri warns of St. Louis winter gas outage, seeks extension of pipeline use

Chad Davis

Spire Missouri warns customers that there could be gas service outages in the St. Louis area this winter.

Economy & Business

Missouri Utilities Urge Customers To Conserve Energy During Frigid Temperatures

Corinne Ruff

Ameren and Spire don't expect any disruptions for customers in the St. Louis region, who could face higher gas bills.

Gas prices in the St. Louis region are at its lowest since November 2003, largely because of the coronavirus pandemic concerns. Missouri also has the lowest gas prices in the nation.

Economy & Business

AAA: Holiday Travelers To See Low Gas Prices As The Coronavirus Keeps Many Home

Andrea Y. Henderson

People across the St. Louis region are expected to travel more by car this holiday season because of low gas prices. AAA Missouri predicts that families will hit the road this fall to help keep the virus from spreading.

Washington University researchers purchased plain bricks from a local hardware store and converted them into energy storage devices capable of powering an LED light. The team pumped the bricks full of gases that react with iron oxide, the pigment that gives bricks their reddish color, to create a specialized plastic that conducts electricity.

Health, Science & Environment

St. Louis Scientists Develop ‘Smart Bricks’ That Can Store Electricity

Shahla Farzan

The specially designed bricks are powerful enough to illuminate an LED light and could someday provide a new way to store renewable energy.

Health, Science & Environment

Spire Improperly Charged Gas Customers Millions For Pipe Replacements, Court Rules

Sarah Fentem

A Missouri appeals court has ordered the natural gas company Spire to pay customers at least $4 million in reimbursements after it improperly charged them…

Ameren Missouri plans to invest $5 billion to improve the statewide electrical grid.

Health, Science & Environment

Frequent Dutchtown Power Outages Prompt Ameren To Replace Aging Lines

Shahla Farzan

For Caya Aufiero, a power outage is more than an inconvenience.When one occurs, business at Urban Eats — a restaurant she co-owns in Dutchtown — can come…

Health, Science & Environment

Solving the world's energy needs requires a global response

Jo Seltzer

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 6, 2010 - In the next 25 years, the demand for energy across the planet is projected to rise…

Health, Science & Environment

Polluted winds: Arkansas power plants are causing some smog in St. Louis

Eli Chen

A report released Monday finds that two power plants in Arkansas are partly responsible for poor air quality in St. Louis. Scientists from…

St. Louis residents, activists and city officials gathered on Sept. 8, 2016, at the Gateway Arch riverfront to express opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Health, Science & Environment

St. Louis concern over Dakota Access Pipeline grows as government stops construction

Eli Chen

A federal judge on Friday denied the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s request to halt construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. But the U.S. Departments of…