Kate Grumke
Senior Environment and Data ReporterKate reports on the environment, climate and agriculture for St. Louis Public Radio and Harvest Public Media.
She started at STLPR in 2021 as the education reporter, covering late night school board meetings and tagging along on field trips. Before that, Kate spent more than 5 years producing television in Washington, D.C., most recently at the PBS NewsHour. In that work she climbed to the top of a wind turbine in Iowa, helped plan the environmental section of a presidential debate and produced multiple news-documentaries on energy and the environment. She also won a Peabody, a National Murrow Award and was nominated for a National Emmy.
Kate grew up in St. Louis and graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. She also holds a certificate in data journalism from Columbia University’s Lede Program.
Have a story tip or idea? Email Kate at kgrumke@stlpr.org.
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The secretive plans for a new 440-acre data center have attracted strong opposition from St. Charles residents. -
The new book, "Sea of Grass," traces the history and future of the American prairie, laying out the stunning loss of grassland in North America and meeting the people fighting to bring it back. -
The city has asked FEMA to allow the Army Corps of Engineers to do private debris removal in the wake of the tornado. -
Ameren Missouri had paused electricity disconnections in the wake of the tornado, but advocates say they have now resumed. The organizations are calling on Ameren to pause disconnections again and forgive utility debt. -
Summer afternoon temperatures have cooled off in the middle of the country in recent decades. But hotter nights and winters are still driving more overall warmth in the region. -
North St. Louis already had fewer trees — then the tornado deforested the region. A nonprofit is working to replant and to heal trust in trees moving forward. -
The majority of St. Louis’ electricity comes from coal, which emits a lot of climate-warming greenhouse gases. To meet its climate goals, Mastercard is building its own solar field next to its O’Fallon data center. -
The U.S. Department of Energy said it canceled a loan guarantee for the multistate transmission project because it was not a responsible use of taxpayer money. Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley had advocated for the cancellation. -
Missouri only has one nuclear power plant, but at a state summit, politicians and federal officials said the energy source would be key to meeting rising energy demands. -
The utility has paused disconnections in areas affected by the tornado through the end of July, but advocacy groups say that is not enough for people who are struggling after the disaster. -
An expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include 21 Missouri ZIP codes scattered throughout St. Louis, St. Louis County and St. Charles County now awaits President Donald Trump’s signature. -
Police also say there will be increased numbers of officers on patrol to respond to illegal fireworks calls during the July Fourth weekend.
