Researchers, patients optimistic in fight against alpha-gal syndrome
A support group and a lab in the St. Louis area provide resources for people with the allergy to mammal products — and evidence that its effects can be reversed.
Environment
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The duck hunters in the “poor line” pay into wetland conservation
In Missouri, the daily drawings at the poor line are crucial to prevent overcrowding. But they also help protect the state’s wetlands and the migratory birds that depend on them along the Mississippi Flyway. Desk reporter Héctor Alejandro Arzate explains.
Under new EPA rule, protections would dry up for wetlands across the Mississippi River basin
Many acres of wetlands across the vast Mississippi River basin would lose federal protection under a new rule proposed by
As Mississippi River’s Lake Pepin shrinks alarmingly, project will study role of ravines
Lake Pepin, the largest naturally occurring lake on the Mississippi River, is a beloved resource and important economic engine for
‘Highly toxic’ hemlock widespread in Midwest — and spreading
The toxic plant that killed Socrates thousands of years ago is becoming more prevalent in the Midwest. Poison hemlock is
Why Arkansas Wants More Americans to Eat Invasive Carp
As the Natural State works to keep the carp out of the Great Lakes at all costs, can it convince consumers that these fish are delicious?
Public gives input on how to define – and regulate – nation’s waters and wetlands
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public input as it rewrites the definition of the “waters of the
Wetlands protections built an industry for mitigation banking. Rollbacks could erode it.
Fourth-generation Middle Tennessee cattle farmer Cole Liggett lined up with scientists and environmental advocates in March to urge Tennessee
One Iowa landowner fights to farm a designated wetland. Others could face consequences downstream.
DELAWARE, Iowa — In northeast Iowa, a wispy stand of trees looks out of place. It is surrounded by crop fields
A Mississippi flood relief project could harm 90,000 acres of valuable wetlands. Is it worth the tradeoff?
ROLLING FORK, Miss. — Anderson Jones first remembers his home flooding in 1973, when water from the nearby Mississippi River blanketed
U.S. butterfly population declined 22 percent in two decades
Experts say the drop in abundance is largely due to chemical use, habitat loss and a warming climate
Mississippi River mayors lobby for more government funding for flooding, mitigation
Mississippi River levels have risen in the lower basin again, as annual snowmelt makes its way south. Mayors of cities
Forest Service is cutting down more trees, despite their ability to sequester carbon
Environmental advocates challenge national timber target