Pollution

Even when skies are clear, air pollution can affect the health of sensitive groups.

Congressional representatives from St. Louis and Kansas City and environmental groups argue the state’s plan doesn’t make meaningful attempts to reduce the pollution that causes haze.

St. Louis police issued a record number of court summonses for illegal dumping in 2022. Some predominantly Black neighborhoods bear the brunt of the problem.

A spill from Marathon Petroleum unleashed around 165,000 gallons of crude oil in and around Edwardsville.

“The long-lasting impact of this oil spill could be detrimental if not properly and quickly remediated,” Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said.

Residents reported a strong smell of gas, and the city said the odor was a result of the leak.

Early in the coronavirus pandemic, concentrations of a harmful air pollutant dropped by more than 30% on average worldwide, Washington University researchers have found.

The coal ash basins at Labadie Energy Center contain 15 million cubic yards of waste, the largest volume of Ameren’s four coal-fired power plants in Missouri.

The East St. Louis fire chief says the problem with Schoenberger Creek was "nothing major." The city plans to call the Illinois EPA to request further testing of the creek that runs between East St. Louis and Belleville.

St. Louis, St. Paul, Minnesota and Baton Rouge, Louisiana are the first three cities that are part of an effort to better track the amount and types of plastic garbage in the Mississippi River.