2009 Environment Stories

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2009 Environment Stories

12/29/2009: Newspaper Story - Gov. Jay Nixon proposed reforms Tuesday to address the state's water quality shortcomings.
12/17/2009: Radio Story - The state's landscaping crew was cutting the Capitol lawn Thursday, just a week before Christmas, although the state's facilities director says it's money well-spent.
11/19/2009: Radio Story - The Federal Government awarded Missouri $1.2 million to prepare for green jobs; which the Department of Economic Development says is indicative of Missouri's economy beginning to recover.
11/19/2009: Radio Story - St. Louis air quality did not meet EPA requirements in 2008
11/16/2009: Newspaper Story - In one of his first public appearances since being suspended, Natural Resources Director Mark Templeton testified before the Joint Committee on Missouri's Energy Future.
11/ 6/2009: Radio Story - The Natural Resources Department could learn valuable lessons from other Missouri lakes in keeping the Lake of the Ozarks clean
11/ 6/2009: Newspaper Story - Solving problems with septic systems at the Lake of the Ozarks will not be simple.
11/ 5/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri Department of Natural Resources points to animals as the cause of E. coli contamination but septic tanks are also a culprit.
11/ 5/2009: Newspaper Story - Links to the week-long series on the history and causes of Ecoli pollution in Missouri
11/ 5/2009: Radio Story - Jefferson City residents have mixed reviews of the city's new trash program.
11/ 2/2009: Radio Story - How E. coli really affects you if you come in contact with it
11/ 2/2009: Newspaper Story - AmerenUE warns of $200 household annual utility rate increases under proposed cap-and-trade legislation.
10/30/2009: Newspaper Story - Septic systems are failing at the Lake of the Ozarks, where sewage is draining into the water.
10/27/2009: Radio Story - Mid-Missouri berry farmers don't mind the rain.
10/26/2009: Newspaper Story - Energy industry officials express fear about proposed cap-and-trade legislation
10/19/2009: Newspaper Story - Landfill gas-turned-electricity will help heat homes in Columbia.
10/19/2009: Radio Story - At an event to celebrate a renewable energy project near Jefferson City on Monday, Gov. Nixon did little talking about renewable energy.
10/16/2009: Newspaper Story - Mark Templeton will be reinstated as DNR director next week, Gov. Jay Nixon announced Friday.
10/16/2009: Radio Story - Governor Nixon is taking responsibility for miscommunication between his office and the
10/15/2009: Newspaper Story - A combination of factors allows sewage to continue flowing from septic tanks into the Lake of the Ozarks.
10/15/2009: Newspaper Story - A tangled web of bureaucracy keeps septic tanks flowing into the Lake of the Ozarks.
10/14/2009: Radio Story - Senator Brad Lager, leader of the investigation of E. coli at the Lake of the Ozarks, said he is sure there is a coverup underway.
10/14/2009: Newspaper Story - A DNR spokesman said the department's investigation into false E. coli information will conclude Friday
10/13/2009: Radio Story - The cool temperatures are making the leaves turn color earlier this year.
10/ 1/2009: Radio Story - Lt. Governor Kinder's office says there is a possible cover up within the Department of Natural Resources.
10/ 1/2009: Radio Story - In response to ongoing controversy surrounding E. coli levels at the Lake of the Ozarks, officials say there was a cover up within the Department of Natural Resources
9/30/2009: Newspaper Story - Gov. Jay Nixon has suspended the Department of Natural Resources director and has ordered an investigation into the department.
9/30/2009: Radio Story - In a news conference Wednesday, Gov. Jay Nixon blamed the Department of Natural Resources for not closing Ozark beaches, thus endangering Missourians.
9/23/2009: Radio Story - Governor Jay Nixon details plan with Department of Natural Resources on how they will clean up the Lake of the Ozarks.
9/23/2009: Newspaper Story - Gov. Jay Nixon announced Wednesday plans to clean up the Lake of the Ozarks.
8/31/2009: Newspaper Story - A humorous look into the mouse traps surrounding the Capitol entrances
5/12/2009: Newspaper Story - Wrap up of Tuesday of legislative session
5/ 4/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri House revived a bill Monday with a budget of over $350 million...with some major chunks going to St. Louis.
4/27/2009: Radio Story - The Missouri Senate laid aside a bill that one Senator says could allow public officials get away with murder.
4/23/2009: Newspaper Story - AmerenUE urged legislators to withdraw legislation that would allow the company to raise rates in order to build nuclear power plant
4/23/2009: Radio Story - AmerenUE's announcement that it won't build a Callaway 2 nuclear power plant met with disappointment
4/16/2009: Newspaper Story - Supporters say Lost Creek Wind Farm would bring jobs, energy independence to Mo.
4/ 8/2009: Newspaper Story - House committee passes bill to use federal stimulus money for fiscal year 2009
3/31/2009: Radio Story - As the Senate Commerce Committee moved forward on a bill that could allow for a second nuclear plant in Missouri, a firestorm erupts over the public relations efforts of some of the bill's opponents.
3/30/2009: Radio Story - Gov. Nixon named eighteen members to his new Automotive Jobs Task Force, which is now in charge of keeping Missouri's automotive industry alive.
3/16/2009: Newspaper Story - A feature on a raw milk bill.
3/11/2009: Newspaper Story - House committee passes fiscal year 2010 budget bills
3/10/2009: Newspaper Story - Hearing held today for bill introduced by Columbia's state senator which would limit the damages an individual could receive for injury or death incurred by improperly stored carbon dioxide.
3/10/2009: Radio Story - An issue sparked by the City Utilities of Springfield, MO lead to a discussion by the state's Senators of the possibility of pumping carbon dioxide into the ground, some witnesses saying it could kill many people.
3/10/2009: Radio Story - A proposal to cap liability for carbon sequestration projects in Missouri raised concerns that it could lead to unsafe methods in this new clean coal technology.
3/ 9/2009: Radio Story - It's a strange word for a strange practice but members of Noodler's Anonymous say they want to see their sport legalized.
3/ 5/2009: Radio Story - Manufacturers would be required to recycle their TVs with a bill that would take effect in 2012.
3/ 3/2009: Radio Story - Despite the Governor's wishes, AmerenUE is one step closer to increasing its rates to pay for a second Mid-Missouri powerplant.
2/26/2009: Radio Story - As the General Assembly mulls over bills to permit AmerenUE to increase its rates to finance a second nuclear power plant, questions continue over the company's plans.
2/25/2009: Radio Story - The practice of 'noodling' captured the attention of legislators today.
2/18/2009: Radio Story - Legislators are discussing a bill that would making driving across the river to St. Louis a little easier.
2/17/2009: Radio Story - State Treasurer Clint Zweifel offers his plan to give small businesses around the state easier access to low interest loans.
2/17/2009: Radio Story - AmerenUE came under attack of critics during a House Utilities Commission hearing.
2/11/2009: Radio Story - As the Senate Agriculture Committee approved a requirement that truckers pump biodiesel into their tanks, other legislators want a measure repealed.
2/10/2009: Radio Story - AmerenUE threatened that if a current law prohibiting the company from passing finance costs to ratepayers isn't changed, then it can't build a second nuclear power plant in Missouri.
2/ 3/2009: Newspaper Story - Consumer advocates outline their opposition to Sen. Scott's CWIP bill.
2/ 3/2009: Radio Story - The state's largest energy provider wants to build a new powerplant but faced opposition from consumer advocacy groups in the state capital Tuesday.