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Ozark Rivers - Management
6:14 pm
Tue December 13, 2011

Environmentalists urge National Park Service to protect the Current River

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Credit (Véronique LaCapra/St. Louis Public Radio)
Ted Mathys, state advocate for Environment Missouri (at podium) and other environmentalists urged the National Park Service to protect the Current River in Missouri during a press conference at St. Louis' City Hall on Dec. 13, 2011.
Credit (Greg Iffrig/L-A-D Foundation)
Canoes float down the Current River.
Credit (Mark Morgan/University of Missouri)
Horseback riding is a popular activity in the Ozarks, but horses' waste has been linked to high E. coli levels in the Jacks Fork, the main tributary of the Current River.
Credit (Greg Iffrig/L-A-D Foundation)
Heavy use by ATVs and other vehicles has eroded access trails along the Current River.
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Updated at 6:10 pm to add Congresswoman Emerson's response.

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Science/Mercury in Mo.
4:48 pm
Tue November 22, 2011

Mo. among top states in airborne mercury pollution

Credit (Véronique LaCapra, St. Louis Public Radio)
Ameren’s 2,400-megawatt plant near Labadie, Mo., is the state’s largest coal-fired power plant.
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A new report released today by Environment Missouri shows power plants in the state produce more airborne mercury than 46 other states.

The report, which uses data from the Environmental Protection Association's toxic inventory release, found that of the nearly 4,000 pounds of mercury that Missouri's 17 coal-fired power plants released in 2010, more than 70 percent came from four plants owned by Ameren Missouri.

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