Herculaneum

Steve Mahfood, former director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, says Herculaneum’s not-so-distant past stands as a compelling reminder of how community members and state officials can band together to hold a polluter accountable.

View Larger MapDoe Run announced today that it will not build a new lead processing plant in Herculaneum.In 2010, the largest lead producer in North…

View Larger MapThe Doe Run Co. says production of primary lead at its smelter in the eastern Missouri town of Herculaneum will be suspended for four to…

View Larger MapSeveral Jefferson County fire departments responded to a blaze early Tuesday morning at the Doe Run Company’s primary smelter in…

View Larger MapAn eastern Missouri lead smelter scheduled to close next year could eventually make way for commercial and industrial uses.Doe Run Co.…

View Larger MapA St. Louis jury has awarded $320 million in punitive damages in the lawsuit against the former owners of a lead smelter in the eastern…

View Larger MapA St. Louis jury has awarded $38.5 million to 16 residents of Herculaneum who alleged negligence by the former owners of a lead smelter in…

Akin Expected to Announce Challenge to McCaskill TodayMissouri Congressman Todd Akin may soon be joining the Republican race to challenge Democratic U.S.…