• From Concept to Completion

    The Salt Creek Bridge, west of Rocheport on the Katy Trail, was replaced after being destroyed by flooding in 2019. MoDNR photo by Ben Nickelson It has been a busy year building, repairing, replacing and making…

  • Plug in!

    In 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice ordered Volkswagen to create a $2.9 billion Environmental Mitigation Trust as a penalty for altering vehicle emissions equipment. As beneficiaries of the trust, states received allocations to mitigate excess…

  • Missouri’s Energy Loan Program

    Since 1989, the department has awarded 616 loans, resulting in $115 million in completed energy efficiency projects and $214 million in estimated cumulative energy savings. There have been no loan defaults in the program’s 30-year history.

  • Mining and Land Reclamation Continues in Missouri

    Minerals play a critical role in our daily lives, and they contribute greatly to Missouri’s economy. The most recent U.S. Geological Survey report about mineral commodities identified Missouri as the ninth largest producer of nonfuel minerals…