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Drought means ‘drier than normal,’ but ‘normal’ is changing
KBIA - Missouri
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July 9, 2025
Missouri State Climatologist Zack Leasor works in an office divided by time. On the right sits the past — dozens of faded, scratched leather-bound books containing over 100 years of handwritten climate data. One page — July 15, 1936 — shows a high...
Biofuels Policy, a Mainstay of American Agriculture, Has Been a Failure for the Climate, a New Report Claims
Inside Climate News
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June 13, 2025
The American Midwest is home to some of the richest, most productive farmland in the world, enabling its transformation into a vast corn- and soy-producing machine—a conversion spurred largely by decades-long policies that support the production...
How to protect yourself in floods: Weather alerts, maps and more
The Knoxville News-Sentinel - Tennessee
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Deadly flooding in Texas, combined with the recent trauma from fatal Hurricane Helene flooding in East Tennessee, has prompted questions about warning signs during hazardous weather. The Texas flooding has left over 100 people dead and many more...
Developers may buy defunct Kansas City, Kansas, power plant as region builds more data centers
High Plains Public Radio - Kansas
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July 10, 2025
A defunct Kansas City, Kansas, power station astride polluted land has caught the eye of investors eager to develop an energy-hungry data center. The investors have offered to pay millions of dollars for the environmental remediation of the Kansas...
At the centre of Trump’s America, Come From Away takes on a newly political edge
The Globe and Mail
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July 11, 2025
St. Louis is a city of transition. In the summertime, its climate swings wildly between scorching heat and torrential rain. Geographically, it marks the historical border between the eastern and western halves of the United States, a demarcation...
Allstate CEO says lack of trust in nation a problem for democracy and capitalism
Repairer Driven News - Michigan
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July 11, 2025
Allstate CEO Tom Wilson told CNBC Monday that trust in America is at a tipping point. “It is a problem for Americans,” Wilson said. “We don’t trust our leaders. We don’t trust our government. We don’t trust other institutions.” He said the lack of...
Staff fired after ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ prison escape
The Independent
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July 11, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Staff sacked after ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ prison escape
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 11, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Where people affected by Kerr County floods can receive free meals, financial help and more
KSAT - Texas
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July 11, 2025
Bexar Democrats, in partnership with the San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association (SAPFFA) - IAFF 624, held a donation drive on Sunday, July 6, 2025, to help those affected from the Hill Country floods. (Copyright 2025 by KSAT - All...
MNRR’s Mobile Ranger Station Sees Upgrades
Vermillion Plain Talk - South Dakota
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The Missouri National Recreational River (MNRR) has had its visitor center on wheels roll through a major renovation project. Tom Downs, the MNRR program manager for interpretation, education and outreach, told the Press & Dakotan that the...
Texas Flood Aftermath Shows How Trump Is Breaking FEMA
Rolling Stone
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July 10, 2025
Homeland Security requiring Kristi Noem to sign off on expenditures over $100,000 reportedly slowed FEMA's response to the devastation FEMA’s response to the deadly flooding in Texas over the Fourth of July weekend has been less than ideal,...
Drought recovery happening
Brownfield Ag News
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News Drought recovery happening July 10, 2025 By Carah Hart Filed Under: Crops, Missouri, News The state climatologist with University of Missouri Extension says above average rainfall is helping the soil recover from a three-year drought. Zach...
Kehoe signs anti-hazing Danny’s Law; takes effect in August
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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July 10, 2025
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed into law this week Senate Bill 160, also known as "Danny’s Law." The bill is set to take effect on Aug. 28 and aims to improve student safety by encouraging timely intervention during hazing...
No cell phones, kids: Gov. Kehoe signs school safety package with cell phone ban
Missourinet
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July 9, 2025
When Missouri K-12 public school students head back to school this fall, they won’t be able to use their phones during school hours. Gov. Mike Kehoe has signed a school safety package into law that requires school boards to decide whether phones...
Targeted treatment: Innovative surgery returns grandmother, amputee to outdoors
KRCG - Missouri
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Eileen and Robert Ward’s house in Theodosia, Missouri, is the gathering spot for family they always dreamed of. It’s got access to wildlife, camping, recreation on Bull Shoals Lake, and plenty of other excuses for their kids and grandkids to...
Council could repeal native plant protections in St. Louis County as soon as next week
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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CLAYTON — The St. Louis County Council could reverse a law protecting native landscapes as soon as Tuesday, and the proposal is drawing criticism from plant and wildlife advocates. Republican Councilman Dennis Hancock, of Fenton, said county...
Senate President Pro Tem O’Laughlin Announces Formation of New...
Press News Journal - Montana
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Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O’Laughlin, R-Shelbina, announced Tuesday the formation of three new select committees tasked with examining key issues related to government accountability, property tax reform and state-funded diversity...
The Hidden Cost of Dust Storms
No-Till Farmer - Wisconsin
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July 9, 2025
Hurricanes, earthquakes and snowstorms seem to be the media darlings of weather disasters. That’s not to say the loss of life and property is not significant. But unless you catch the news at the right time, you may never hear about dust storms...
OUTDOOR NEWS: St. Mary’s Island becoming a destination for dove, pheasant hunters
SW Iowa News Source
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GLENWOOD – St. Mary’s Island, in Mills County, was once an island in the middle of the Missouri River prior to channelization and levee installation. Today, it’s one of Iowa’s largest contiguous grasslands. Covering 2,513 acres, St. Mary’s Island...
Cole Camp School Approves Sale Of $3.5 Million General Obligation Bond
Benton County Enterprise - Missouri
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July 10, 2025
Dianne Peck The Board of Education of the Cole Camp R-1 School District of Benton County, at a regular meeting on June 24, 2025, approved the sale of $3,500,000 General Obligation Bond issue to its Municipal Bond underwriter, L.J. Hart & Company...