missouri department of natural resources http://kbia.org en Environmental groups demand groundwater testing near Ameren power plants http://kbia.org/post/environmental-groups-demand-groundwater-testing-near-ameren-power-plants <img class="wysiwyg-asset-image-wrapper wide" typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kwmu/files/styles/placed_wide/public/201305/6-Franklin-Co.-wells.jpg" alt="" /><p>Environmental groups are once again urging state officials to require groundwater monitoring at Ameren’s coal-fired power plants in eastern Missouri.<p>The Sierra Club and Labadie Environmental Organization submitted <a href="http://action.sierraclub.org/site/DocServer/Groundwater_Monitoring_Letter_to_MO_DNR.pdf?docID=13221">a letter</a> to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources on Thursday asking t Fri, 24 May 2013 13:10:26 +0000 Véronique LaCapra 34278 at http://kbia.org There's a burning problem at the Bridgeton Landfill - it stinks, but is it unsafe? http://kbia.org/post/theres-burning-problem-bridgeton-landfill-it-stinks-it-unsafe Things have been heating up at the Bridgeton Landfill, a few miles west of the St. Louis airport.<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Whether you call it an underground fire, a smoldering event, or just a chemical reaction, it’s causing temperatures inside the landfill to reach well over 200 degrees.</span><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">And as St. Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:48:33 +0000 editor 31200 at http://kbia.org There's a burning problem at the Bridgeton Landfill - it stinks, but is it unsafe? Still no Mo. DNR decision on MU-Flat Branch acid spill http://kbia.org/post/still-no-mo-dnr-decision-mu-flat-branch-acid-spill <p>The Missouri Department of Natural Resources hasn't decided yet if it will penalize the University of Missouri for the release of about 25 gallons of sulfuric acid. Mon, 24 Dec 2012 14:38:24 +0000 Associated Press 26351 at http://kbia.org Still no Mo. DNR decision on MU-Flat Branch acid spill