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2002 Environment Stories

• 12/ 2/2002: Newspaper Story - The weed killer atrazine "de-sexes" male frogs, but is it doing the same to Missouri men?
• 9/25/2002: Radio Story - The Central Missouri Food Bank has already exceeded their last year's supply, with their busiest months approaching with the cold weather.
• 9/23/2002: Newspaper Story - The Missouri Department of Conservation will test 6,000 deer for chronic wasting disease during this fall's hunt.
• 3/11/2002: Newspaper Story - JEFFERSON CITY _ Three years after EPA recommended phasing out use of a potential cancer-causing chemical in gasoline, Missouri lawmakers still are debating what to do about it. The chemical is methyl tertiary butyl ether -- or MTBE. It is added to gasoline sold in the St. Louis area as part of the state's plan submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency to address air pollution problems in the St. Louis.
• 3/ 4/2002: Radio Story - A House committee hears testimoney on legislation to phase out a gasoline addictive that critics say is posing a health threat to Missourians.
• 1/17/2002: Radio Story - Carnahan has made her position on Alaskan oil drilling official: she opposes it and supports alternative energies.
• 1/17/2002: Newspaper Story - MoPIRG calls on Missouri's freshman U.S. senator, Jean Carnahan, to adopt a pro-environment plank.