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The wind energy industry is now facing a new challenge: what to do with old wind turbine blades when it’s time to replace them. The answer is found at a recycling plant in a historic Mississippi River town 90 miles north of St. Louis.
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For Kansas Citians looking for a slightly more involved summer destination, Minneapolis offers an expansive display of public art, a diverse and creative food scene, and lush outdoor spaces.
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The Mississippi River system is both an artery and a vein. It pumps ag products out of the heartland and into the world while bringing back fertilizer...
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Segment 1: Embankments necessary for flood managment can also have adverse affects.Levees offer a sense of security but little regulation on their…
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Chemical runoff from Midwest farm fields is contributing to the largest so-called ‘dead zone’ on record in the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists have mapped...
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Next week's primary elections will be the first under a new set of voter ID rules in the state of Missouri. While Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft…
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A new study supports planting perennial grasses on current cropland as a way to reduce nutrient loss from farm fields.Researchers used models to calculate…
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Kansas City-native Sara Dykman just completed a 3,500 mile, 13-state adventure that took her and her crew from Glacier National Park, to a series of…
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Farmers and ag groups in the Midwest say the U.S. river system needs an upgrade, and they’re hopeful it will come with proposed improvements in…
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Southbound barges on the Mississippi River carry grain destined for world markets.Those barges regularly pass northbound tows with thousands of tons of…
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The Army Corps of Engineers began shutting down flow from a South Dakota reservoir which feeds into Mississippi River, just north of St. Louis.The overall…