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Ground-level ozone arises when emissions from vehicles, power plants and other sources react to sunlight.

Ameren Missouri plans to buy a solar power plant in Bowling Green, Missouri, that could produce energy by 2024. The announcement comes days after it shared plans to open a natural gas plant. Both facilities need approval from Missouri’s Public Service Commission.

In St. Louis, there are many stories about how environmental racism impacts everyday people and their health, housing, and daily lives. So in this season, we’ll use the Washington University Interdisciplinary Environmental Law Clinic’s 2019 report on Environmental Racism in St. Louis to guide us through conversations about the top environmental issues facing the most vulnerable communities in St. Louis. In this episode, we look back at how St. Louis’ history of systemic racism has impacted the living environments of low-income and Black residents, how the report featured stories of everyday people, and what type of environment the report’s recommendations could create for the next generation.

Ameren Missouri will build electric vehicle charging stations along Interstates 70, 40 and 55. Midwestern utilities are working on the plan to assure owners of electric vehicles that they can travel long distances. The stations could help limit carbon emissions, a key part of addressing climate change.

After years of debate and delays, construction has begun on the Missouri Bluffs housing development in St. Charles County.The development will include 221…

Updated Oct. 1 with St. Charles County Council's final approval of proposalThe St. Charles County Council voted 5-1 on Monday night approving a…

The Environmental Protection Agency is considering making changes to its 2012 mercury standards, which were responsible for major improvements to…

Mayor Lyda Krewson signed the Sierra Club’s “Mayors For 100 Percent Clean Energy” pledge on Tuesday, signaling her commitment to helping the city some day…

A national climate report issued Friday predicts a bleak picture for the state and region as a result of climate change: increased flooding, hotter…

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen on Friday voted unanimously to approve several building codes for the city. The approved codes will establish standards…