River Des Peres /tags/river-des-peres River Des Peres en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT The River Des Peres is a ‘gross smelly eyesore.’ It doesn’t have to be that way /health-science-environment/2023-12-20/the-river-des-peres-is-a-gross-smelly-eyesore-it-doesnt-have-to-be-that-way Many cities are already investing in nature-based solutions, such as removing pavement, building marshes and making room for rivers to flow. Now, St. Louis is looking to learn from Missouri’s neighbors in Dubuque, Iowa, on what the city can do with the River Des Peres. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-12-20/the-river-des-peres-is-a-gross-smelly-eyesore-it-doesnt-have-to-be-that-way Eric Schmid Trash Traps In River Des Peres Watershed Stop Litter At Its Source /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-03-11/trash-traps-in-river-des-peres-watershed-stop-litter-at-its-source A yearlong collaboration between the Missouri Confluence Waterkeeper, Blue2Blue Conservation and researchers at Wichita State University, the effort centers on three litter-collection devices installed at area creeks. Thu, 11 Mar 2021 22:08:41 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-03-11/trash-traps-in-river-des-peres-watershed-stop-litter-at-its-source Evie Hemphill Missouri Has More Than 350 Blighted Lakes And Rivers — Some Might Be In Your Backyard /health-science-environment/2020-01-15/missouri-has-more-than-350-blighted-lakes-and-rivers-some-might-be-in-your-backyard The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has identified a new batch of lakes and streams that do not meet water quality standards.The state agency… Wed, 15 Jan 2020 15:40:57 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-01-15/missouri-has-more-than-350-blighted-lakes-and-rivers-some-might-be-in-your-backyard Shahla Farzan Recent floods underscore shortfalls of development planning in St. Louis County /health-science-environment/2016-08-18/recent-floods-underscore-shortfalls-of-development-planning-in-st-louis-county The "cloud burst" that drenched a mid-section of St. Louis County with nearly four inches of rain early Monday morning is only part of why local streams… Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:17:54 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-08-18/recent-floods-underscore-shortfalls-of-development-planning-in-st-louis-county Volunteers Clean Up River Des Peres Watershed /health-science-environment/2014-10-19/volunteers-clean-up-river-des-peres-watershed As water flows south through the River des Peres Watershed in St. Louis, trash, tires and metal gets deposited along the way. Over the weekend, hundreds… Mon, 20 Oct 2014 00:54:15 GMT /health-science-environment/2014-10-19/volunteers-clean-up-river-des-peres-watershed Aging sewer system is a buried problem /government-politics-issues/2011-10-25/aging-sewer-system-is-a-buried-problem This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 25, 2011 - Two dozen feet below the joggers, dog walkers and artists painting picturesque still… Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:25:42 GMT /government-politics-issues/2011-10-25/aging-sewer-system-is-a-buried-problem David Baugher EPA issues decision on Mo. water quality standards /health-science-environment/2011-08-17/epa-issues-decision-on-mo-water-quality-standards The EPA today issued its decision on Missouri's water quality standards, approving how the state categorized 244 streams, rivers and lakes.That decision… Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:15:06 GMT /health-science-environment/2011-08-17/epa-issues-decision-on-mo-water-quality-standards