Environment

Earthday365 Executive Director Jess Watson is not giving up hope that alley recycling pickup could return in the future.

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 compounds, called PFAS, are pervasive, but their impacts on human health and safety are still unclear.

Avian influenza is affecting poultry flocks, wild waterfowl, marine mammals, bears, foxes, leopards, cows, cats, dogs and humans, among other species. What’s behind such a high rate of interspecies transmission?

Composer Christopher Stark teamed with innovative cello-percussion group New Morse Code for “The Language of Landscapes,” a piece that melds field recordings from nature with sounds wrung out of discarded items like plastic bags. The album includes remixes by St. Louis artists Mvstermind and Adult Fur.

Peanut is a notable example of how plastic pollution can harm wildlife — and how an individual animal’s story can be a powerful tool in promoting social change.

The Department of Conservation reports a fourth invasive northern snakehead fish was found in Missouri and there has been a confirmed sighting of a fifth. The fish are aggressive predators that can harm native ecosystems.

Environmental justice activists in Illinois claimed a major victory last week when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ruled that the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency needs to revamp its process for permitting polluting industries in residential neighborhoods.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced last week that the U.S. will allow year-round sales in eight Midwestern states in 2025. Environmental advocates say the decision is a step in the wrong direction.

In Missouri, agriculture, urban development and man-made flood control measures have replaced 87% of the state’s original wetlands.