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Falling Missouri Fuel Prices Reverse Course

Missouri motorists cheered by a recent downturn in fuel prices before the Labor Day weekend may find their optimism cut short, as fuel prices are expected to trend upward again in anticipation of potential impacts from Tropical Storm Gustav as it moves toward the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Missouri Holds Meeting on Stream Use Designations in Lee's Summit

This week, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources held a meeting in Lee's Summit to discuss the department's recommendations for swimming use designations and water quality criteria on area streams and rivers.

Salt River Opened to Boating Traffic

The Missouri State Water Patrol has re-opened the Salt river to boating traffic.

Quarantine of Emerald Ash Borer Regulated Articles Announced for Wayne County

The Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) has quarantined ash wood and ash products and hardwood firewood in Wayne County, effective immediately, as part of an attempt to prevent the further spread of the emerald ash borer.

Labor Day Has Opportunities, Dangers for Missouri Waters

By Jim Low - Show-Me State lakes and streams cannot be protected from zebra mussels and other destructive exotic pests without the help of boaters and anglers.

Missouri Awards $52,000 to Drury University for Pollution Prevention Initiatives

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $52,000 subgrant to Drury University in Springfield.

Missouri State Fair Goers Urged to be Hoppy

By Jim Low - This year's exhibits put special emphasis on frogs.

Missouri Students Place Second Place at 2008 Canon Envirothon

A five-member team of high school students from Parkway North High School in St. Louis County took second place at the 2008 Canon Envirothon, a weeklong North American environmental education competition. This is the second year in a row that Missouri has placed in the top five.

Missouri Expresses Concern Over Safety Violations at Cooper Nuclear Plant

Located across from Rockport, station has third safety violation in 12 months

Missouri Witnesses the Return of a Native

By Jim Low - A handful of birds are the vanguard of a prairie restoration partnership between government agencies, private conservation groups and citizen conservationists.