/tags/environmental-protection-agency Environmental Protection Agency en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:27:32 GMT /news-briefs/2025-02-21/ritenour-school-district-pays-electric-school-buses-trump-freeze-lifts After weeks in limbo, the St. Louis County school district says it was able to access more than $8 million in federal funding to pay for its full electric school bus order. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:27:32 GMT /news-briefs/2025-02-21/ritenour-school-district-pays-electric-school-buses-trump-freeze-lifts Kate Grumke /health-science-environment/2025-02-03/ritenour-school-district-trump-environmental-protection-agency The Ritenour School District says it is unable to pay for electric school buses and charging infrastructure the federal government promised. Mon, 03 Feb 2025 23:12:23 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-02-03/ritenour-school-district-trump-environmental-protection-agency Kate Grumke /health-science-environment/2024-10-08/new-federal-rule-require-removal-lead-pipes-st-louis The Environmental Protection Agency announced drinking water providers will have 10 years to identify and remove lead pipes across the country. Tue, 08 Oct 2024 20:59:53 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-10-08/new-federal-rule-require-removal-lead-pipes-st-louis Kate Grumke /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-08-22/reuters-investigation-finds-cancers-in-residents-around-west-lake-landfill And how a federal agency with a history of “faulty research” became “a shield for polluters.” Thu, 22 Aug 2024 22:33:01 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-08-22/reuters-investigation-finds-cancers-in-residents-around-west-lake-landfill Danny Wicentowski /health-science-environment/2024-08-21/epa-floating-classroom-mississippi-river-issues The Living Lands and Waters' Mississippi River Institute floating classroom will be in the St. Louis region until the fall to educate young people and host meetings related to the river. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-08-21/epa-floating-classroom-mississippi-river-issues Kate Grumke /health-science-environment/2024-07-24/epa-announces-over-million-dollars-low-carbon-construction-ste-genevieve The funding from the EPA is part of the Biden-Harris administration’s Federal Buy Clean Initiative, which promotes the use of low-carbon construction materials. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-07-24/epa-announces-over-million-dollars-low-carbon-construction-ste-genevieve Madison Holcomb /health-science-environment/2024-07-02/radium-in-groundwater-near-west-lake-landfill-in-st-louis-county-forces-more-testing The landfill contains thousands of tons of nuclear waste and byproducts from World War II-era atomic bomb development efforts. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:38:49 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-07-02/radium-in-groundwater-near-west-lake-landfill-in-st-louis-county-forces-more-testing Allison Kite /health-science-environment/2024-05-16/missouri-bill-to-shield-pesticide-makers-from-cancer-lawsuits-faces-long-odds-in-senate Bayer, the German company whose crop sciences division is based in St. Louis, has already paid out $10 billion for claims Roundup caused plaintiffs’ non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Thu, 16 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-05-16/missouri-bill-to-shield-pesticide-makers-from-cancer-lawsuits-faces-long-odds-in-senate Allison Kite /health-science-environment/2024-04-25/coal-and-new-gas-power-plants-will-have-to-meet-climate-pollution-targets Fifteen years after the EPA said greenhouse gasses are dangerous to public health, the agency finalized rules to limit climate-warming pollution from existing coal and new gas power plants. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:28:46 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-25/coal-and-new-gas-power-plants-will-have-to-meet-climate-pollution-targets Jeff Brady /health-science-environment/2024-04-25/missouri-superfund-flooding-manhattan-project Superfund sites contain extreme pollution. Flooding — made worse by climate change — could carry toxic contaminants into surrounding areas. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-25/missouri-superfund-flooding-manhattan-project Shahla Farzan