Environment

Bending a rusted, gnarled piece of wire gate just above her head, Carol Van Strum ducked into the old, dark shed where she kept some old, dark…

Maybe you've heard it suggested that as the impacts of climate change are felt more keenly in the coming century and sea levels rise, that people living…

The unusually warm winter in and around St. Louis has caused many flowering plants and trees, such as magnolias and peach blossoms, to bloom early this…

Your support makes this program possible. Keep St. Louis Public Radio Strong. Donate today.On Monday’s St. Louis on the Air, we spoke with St. Louis…

Encouraging more residents to grow fruits and vegetables in St. Louis could depend on making it easier for residents to acquire vacant lots, according to…

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Amy Harmon has been a national correspondent for The New York Times, covering the intersection of science and society,…

Whether you’re in a blue state, red state, happy or fed-up state, it’s all over, except for the recycling.Yes, it’s time to make a clean sweep of the…

It took hundreds of millions of years to populate oceans with its vast array of wildlife from plankton up to Coral Reefs and blue whales. It only took a…

Plants such as milkweed, blazing star, goldenrods, turtleheads, and the aster and cardinal flowers are just a few that are native to the St. Louis area.…

Roads paved with solar panels may sound futuristic, but people soon will walk and maybe even drive on them in Missouri. The Missouri Department of…