Water Quality

The first thing to notice about Clarice Hutchens’ front yard is that it isn’t a nicely manicured green lawn. Her house sits atop a steep hill and as you…

Engineering researchers at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville are helping the Illinois Department of Transportation develop strategies for managing…

A $9 billion bill in Congress that could improve waterway navigation and water systems in Missouri is a step closer to being signed into law.Last week,…

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…

The future of clean water may depend on developing technologies that aim to clean dirty water. With that in mind, engineers at Washington University are…

Warnings to avoid contact with flood water. An executive order temporarily waiving Missouri Department of Natural Resources regulations. Periodic updates…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has signed off on a major overhaul of Missouri's water quality standards.The state approved the new regulations…

(Updated at 3:39 p.m., February 20)Missouri senators passed a resolution to block the federal government's proposed changes in tourist restrictions at the…

Updated 2:40 p.m. Jan. 22:The National Park Service is holding the last public meeting on its proposed management plan for the Ozark National Scenic…

Updated at 5:50 p.m. with quote by Sara Parker Pauley; updated at 3:41 p.m. with quote by Lorin Crandall.The Missouri Clean Water Commission has approved…