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Environmentalists have asked the state Administrative Hearing Commission to overturn a water permit for a silica mine in Ste. Genevieve. Residents and environmentalists say the permit would allow the mine to release contaminants in the local water supply.
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NexGen has proposed mining silica sand in Ste. Genevieve County on about 250 acres near Hawn State Park.
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The Missouri Mining Commission has revoked a mining permit for a silica sand mine in Ste. Genevieve County. The commission ruled that NexGen Silica’s application did not include a full list of property owners with vested interests in the mine.
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NexGen Mining Inc. plans to mine silica sand in Ste. Genevieve County despite blowback from residents.
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A lawsuit filed in Ste. Genevieve County Court after the Missouri Department of Natural Resources approved a permit for the mine asks a judge to strike down the ordinance so the mine can be built.
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A silica mine has been proposed for Ste. Genevieve County. Residents and conservationists are concerned the mine would harm the community more than it would help it.
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The state dinosaur of Missouri was long thought to be a sauropod. Amateur paleontologist Guy Darrough’s recent discovery reveals that Parrosaurus missouriensis is actually a duck-billed dinosaur.
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Ste. Genevieve received a distinction sought by town residents for years when the National Parks Service formally dedicated a National Historical Park there. Advocates of the designation hope it will boost the town's profile and attract more tourist dollars.
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Ste. Genevieve, a small town on the Mississippi River about an hour south of St. Louis, still has a bit of the flavor of the early 1700s when it was first…
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One’s protected, one’s connected: How Grafton and Ste. Genevieve responded to the Great Flood of ’93Remembrances of the Great Flood of ’93 often focus on St. Louis, but many other cities and towns along the Mississippi River faced consequences.On…