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Jillian Ditch AnslowThe Missouri Mining Commission has revoked a mining permit for a silica sand mine in Ste. Genevieve County. The commission ruled that NexGen Silica’s application did not include a full list of property owners with vested interests in the mine. -
Alison Toon/Alison Toon - stock.adobe.com/98411795Wild turkeys were once threatened, but their populations were restored through conservation efforts. The Recovering America's Wildlife Act, which may be on the brink of passage in Congress, would invest $1.4 billion annually in state and tribal plans to restore other animal and plant species in jeopardy.
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On this episode of 'Going Public', we speak with Missouri Department of Conservation agent, Clarissa Lee, about Chronic Wasting Disease in deer and 'Mandatory CWD Sampling Weekend', which is Nov. 12th and 13th. The disease is deadly among the deer population, and there is no cure. The sampling program aims to monitor and reduce the spread in Missouri and the region. -
On this episode of 'Going Public', we speak with Missouri Department of Conservation agent, Clarissa Lee, about Chronic Wasting Disease in deer and 'Mandatory CWD Sampling Weekend', which is Nov. 12th and 13th. The disease is deadly among the deer population, and there is no cure. The sampling program aims to monitor and reduce the spread in Missouri and the region.
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Missouri firearms hunters in 34 counties are required to bring their deer carcass to a sampling location to test for Chronic Wasting Disease, a fatal infectious disease in deer for which there is no cure.
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Ahead of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health on Wed. Sept. 28th, Feeding America released “Elevating Voices to End Hunger Together: Community-Driven Solutions to Address America’s Hunger Crisis”. The report included insights and anti-hunger policy recommendations gleaned from listening sessions held across the country, including in southeast Missouri.
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Ahead of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health on Wed. Sept. 28th, Feeding America released “Elevating Voices to End Hunger Together: Community-Driven Solutions to Address America’s Hunger Crisis”. The report included insights and anti-hunger policy recommendations gleaned from listening sessions held across the country, including in southeast Missouri.
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Rural Missourians voted heavily in support of medical marijuana legalization in 2018 and seem to have welcomed it readily into their communities. Come November, they could be the deciding votes on an adult-use marijuana legalization amendment.
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New members added to a crucial committee at the last minute staved off an early death for part of Gov. Mike Parson’s special session agenda.
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The University of Missouri will receive a $25 million grant to help farmers statewide change their practices to be more financially viable in the wake of climate change and also mitigate the pace of change.
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A company called Nexgen Silica hopes to build a mine in St. Genevieve County. Residents who live with the toxic legacy of lead mining worry history could be repeating itself.
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Voters will decide this fall whether to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri. But critics have concerns about the amendment's expungement provisions, and the fact that it will allow the state to continue capping business licenses.
