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.
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Uncertainty about federal disaster aid looms as storms roll in
This story was updated on May 27, 2025 with new information. CAVE CITY, Ark. — When a severe tornado tore through
Earthquake insurance rates have skyrocketed in southeast Missouri. Why?
NEW MADRID, Mo. — If you lived near New Madrid, Missouri in 2000, it would cost just $57 a year to
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
Delta duck hunting offers conservation solutions, but the ducks are disappearing
BAYOU METO, Ark. — On the last day of duck season in the heart of Arkansas’ best duck country, longtime hunter
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
Seeing wetlands as a flood solution drove bipartisan support in Wisconsin. Why not elsewhere?
ASHLAND, Wis. — In less than 10 years, three catastrophic floods ravaged northwestern Wisconsin and changed the way people think about
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 new era dawns for America’s disappearing wetlands as feds retreat from oversight
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — On a sunny spring day on a farm outside St. Louis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee
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
Mississippi River cities brace for still-rising floodwaters, laud success of some mitigation measures
Cities along the Mississippi River are closing their flood gates and preparing for water to continue to rise after four
Mississippi River officials concerned about federal funding cuts
HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. — A Mississippi River Commission official is warning of a potential backlog for flood control work as
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