Ozark Land Purchase Protects Brilliant Blue Warblers
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, December 2, 2008 (ENS) – Rare and vulnerable to extinction, bright blue migratory songbirds can be seen flying through the trees on an 80 acre piece of land in the watershed of the Current River, one of North America’s most biologically diverse streams. The Missouri parcel links together federal and state protected [...]
Read More »Youth Power Voters Get Out the Green Vote
WASHINGTON, DC, November 3, 2008 (ENS) – In the countdown to election day, the national, non-partisan youth campaign Power Vote has been active across the country to make sure young people turn out in record numbers to vote for clean energy, climate protection and green job creation. For the last few days, Power Voters have [...]
Read More »Illinois Hazwaste Incinerator Permitted Despite Explosions, Fires
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, September 15, 2008 (ENS) – The Veolia hazardous waste incinerator in Sauget, with its long history of explosions and toxic chemical releases, was issued a clean air permit on Friday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The incinerator has been operating without a permit since 1995. Located on the Missouri-Illinois border next [...]
Read More »Nature Conservancy Ranch Hosts Prairie Chicken Rescue
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 9, 2008 (ENS) – Once greater prairie chickens by the hundreds of thousands boomed across the grasslands in their spring ritual, but now fewer than 500 birds remain in Missouri. This spring, the Missouri Department of Conservation, MDC, and the Nature Conservancy are working together in an attempt to resuscitate a [...]
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