Thursday, January 25, 2024
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES: Missouri Department of Natural Resources provides climate-controlled waiting area for Amtrak customers at Jefferson Landing

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources, in partnership with the City of Jefferson, has provided a climate-controlled portable building to serve as a temporary solution for an Amtrak waiting area near Jefferson Landing.
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MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES: Battle of Pilot Knob presents photography show featuring artist Tyler Schlitt

As part of its Winter Artist Spotlight Program, the Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site museum will feature the work of Missouri photographer Tyler Schlitt throughout the month of December.
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MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES: National Take a Hike Day at Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park Nov. 17

Join the staff at Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park from 9 to 11 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 17, for a hike through the forest on the Woodbine Trail in celebration of National Take a Hike Day
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MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES: Bison program at Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park Sept. 14

Join park staff at Missouri's American Indian Cultural Center at Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park at 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 14, to see how American Indians used the bison (buffalo) as a "superstore on hooves."
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MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES: Department awards more than $50,000 to study regional wastewater partnership in eight Missouri counties

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded $50,473 in grant funding to the Meramec Regional Council of Governments to conduct a wastewater partnership feasibility study in Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Osage, Phelps, Pulaski and Washington counties.
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Missouri Dept. of Conservation highlights Springfield project reducing runoff into area waterways

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) recently highlighted an urban conservation project in Springfield that converted a 1,000-square-foot patio from impervious concrete to pervious brick, reducing runoff pollution into nearby waterways.
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Illinois announces radon mitigation program for new homes

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and the American Lung Association in Illinois announced a new program to lower the risk of in-home radon poisoning.
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National Biodiesel Board supports legislation to reform industry tax incentives

The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) recently urged Congress to support biodiesel growth through passage of new legislation that would change the industry tax incentive from a blender’s credit to a producer’s credit.
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Missouri gets $2.3 million in wetlands funding from USDA

Fund was made through the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Program (WREP).
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Survey: 80 percent support biofuel use

A recent voter survey indicates Americans are increasingly supportive of biofuels.
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Missouri Department of Conservation biologists honored for quail conservation efforts

The National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative recently awarded two Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) biologists, Frank Loncarich and Kyle Hedges, with its Fire Bird Conservation Award for their efforts to protect the bobwhite quail through habitat improvements.
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Missouri closes parts of Schell-Osage Conservation Area for restoration project

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) said on Tuesday that parts of the Schell-Osage Conservation Area that fall within Vernon and St. Clair Counties will be closed until April 1, 2016, for removal of invasive trees from prairies and old fields, as part of a grassland-restoration project.
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Missouri's conservation department now accepting applications for firefighting grants

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) announced on Monday that it is accepting applications for the 2016 Volunteer Fire Assistance Matching Grant Program until Oct. 30, 2015, which is a shorter timetable than past years.
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National Biodiesel Board testifies on EPA Renewable Fuel Standard volumes

Members of the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) testified at today’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hearing on its proposed volumes for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), supporting the EPA’s increases but also calling for a larger change in the final rule.
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St. Louis Community College wins EPA grant for environmental training and job placement

Under its Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT) program, the EPA awarded a nearly $200,000 grant to St. Louis Community College (STLCC) to provide unemployed and underemployed individuals with training and job placement in environmental fields, according to a May 22 announcement.
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