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A bill protecting pesticide manufacturers from some lawsuits about warning labels has gained initial approval in the Missouri House. The bill protects manufacturers’ pesticides that have already been approved by the EPA from claims that they failed to warn consumers of possible cancer-risks.
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A dry winter, El Niño and the warmest winter temperatures on record are contributing to ongoing dry conditions across the Midwest.
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The crossbreed gained some attention in the 1970s. Supporters today say there is big potential to provide better, healthier meat by combining the best qualities of the two animals, in just the right amount.
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Agriculture accounts for a tenth of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, which are a big driver of climate change worldwide. Some farmers in the U.S. are taking on climate change by trying to sink the air’s carbon in the ground.
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The measure is in response to a long fight over the Grain Belt Express, a planned transmission line that will cut across a 200-mile stretch of northern Missouri. The changes, however, will not affect that project.
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Watchdogs say the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) should have collaborated more to protect workers at meatpacking plants during the pandemic.
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The caps have become a point of controversy, with critics saying they’ve encouraged a monopoly in the medical marijuana program and create the appearance of corruption.
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A 65-mile gas pipeline through eastern Missouri is in limbo after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider reinstating federal authorization for the project.
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A new report shines a spotlight on problems facing ten of the nation's most endangered rivers, and possible solutions. It includes the Mississippi, which ranks sixth most at risk.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the top 10 importers of U.S. poultry have put some restrictions in place — largely banning chicken and turkey products from specific counties or regions in the U.S. Seven years ago, several countries banned poultry from the entire U.S. because of a bird flu outbreak.
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More than 22 million commercial and backyard birds have died or been killed to stop the spread of the latest bird flu outbreak. Most of the affected flocks are commercial, but backyard flocks are no less susceptible.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week reversed a restriction put in place in January that was intended to help the endangered American burying beetle. The agency now says the Enlist brand of weed killer doesn’t pose a risk.