Doe Run's Resource Recycling processes more than 13.5 million recycled lead batteries annually. Industrial activity in southeast Missouri’s Lead Belt region has slowed a bit over the years. The Doe ...
A company called Nexgen Silica hopes to build a mine in St. Genevieve County. Residents who live with the toxic legacy of lead mining worry history could be repeating itself. Pickle Creek runs two ...
LEADWOOD, Mo. (AP) - July 17, 2009 To many folks, that makes no sense at all. "They're going to bring in more dirt that's poisoned and bring it down here, and we don't want it," said Dan Rohrbach, 55, ...
*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. PARK HILLS, MO. • A three-year lead cleanup project at St. Joe State Park — a popular place to ride all-terrain vehicles on the ...
Pickle Creek runs two miles through Ste. Genevieve County’s sandstone valleys. It carries some of Missouri’s cleanest water, but residents worry that could change if NexGen Silica gets full approval ...