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The 1939 St. Louis smog was a severe smog episode that affected St. Louis, Missouri on November 28, 1939. Visibility was so limited that streetlights remained lit throughout the day and motorists needed their headlights to navigate city streets.
This is a list of Superfund sites in Missouri designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]
Wisconsin takes the No. 1 spot for the state with the worst air quality and pollution, according to the report. The state ranked 89.89 points out of 100 on the scale. The state ranked 89.89 points ...
Climate change in Missouri encompasses the effects of climate change, attributed to man-made increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The United States Environmental Protection Agency reports that "Missouri's climate is changing. Most of the state has warmed one-half to one degree (F) in the last century, Severe ...
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The Oklahoma City metro area has risen to one of the worst cities in the country for air pollution, reports the American Lung Association. The 2024 State of the Air report ranked Oklahoma City as ...
The Midwestern United States experienced major floods in the spring of 2019, primarily along the Missouri River and its tributaries in Nebraska, Missouri, South Dakota, Iowa, and Kansas. The Mississippi River also saw flooding, although starting later and ending earlier. The 2019 January-to-May period was the wettest on record for the U.S ...
More people across the United States – nearly 40% – live in places with unhealthy levels of polluted air, according to a new report from the American Lung Association.