Environment
Outdated, dangerous and unstable laboratory and instructional use chemicals are being removed from school science and chemistry labs, storerooms and other classrooms in elementary, middle, vocational and high schools across Missouri through a project funded by the Missouri Department of…[read further]
People
November is National American Indian Heritage Month and it’s the perfect time to reflect upon the values that native people have contributed to mainstream society. Although these values are deeply rooted in native culture, it may be surprising to learn…[read further]
Environment
Legislation was passed recently in Missouri directing the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to organize a committee. This committee was tasked with developing green cleaning best practice recommendations for Missouri’s public and private schools.
The committee…[read further]
Backyard
PINE BLUFF, Ark. - Fall planting of fruit and nut trees gives them a head start over those planted in the spring, says Dr. Dr. Obadiah Njue, Extension horticulture specialist with the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Cooperative Extension…[read further]
Outdoor Recreation
Kansas City, Mo. – The Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship returns to Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium on Dec. 6. This marks the fifth time in the conference’s 13-season history that Kansas City has hosted the Championship, more than any…[read further]
Enjoy the Ozarks Outdoors
Every year about this time, the Earth passes through a trail of debris left behind by the Comet Tempel-Tuttle, which produces the Leonid meteor shower.
The best viewing of this year’s event was in the early morning hours…[read further]
People
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Thanksgiving morning dawned bright, clear and unseasonably warm. It was just the sort of day to start the holiday season. However, Dad and Grandpa had already made plans to get the boys out of the house and…[read further]
Environment
In a move that signals the start of the our clean energy future, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) ruled recently that the EPA had no valid reason for refusing to limit from new coal-fired power plants the…[read further]
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