Gravois Park neighbors win key round in quest to seize St. Alexius
The neighborhood association says the shuttered hospital is a nuisance and want a judge to force them to clean it up.
St. Louis photographer’s work to appear in new Netflix documentary on Katrina
Stan Strembicki spent 15 years documenting the storm’s aftermath in New Orleans.
Segregation runs so deep in St. Louis, it may even affect squirrel DNA
New research suggests that the Delmar Divide, a socioeconomic and racial dividing line in St. Louis, not only separates people, it segregates wildlife.
Kill in the Name of AutoZone
Devin Thomas O’Shea reviews Patty Heyda’s “Radical Atlas of Ferguson, USA.”
A north St. Louis farmers market gets help from a WashU program
Construction of a north St. Louis farmers market and pavilion is moving forward, thanks in part to a new Washington University program where students design structures for local organizations.
Is Sauget air pollution harming people? CDC suggests a deeper EPA probe
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has completed an investigation into whether air pollution in Sauget is harming people, with a particular focus on the emissions from a hazardous waste incinerator there.
Hot off the press: Wildfire chasers at WashU discover potent climate-warming organic particles
A WashU research team spent 45 days traveling to different wildfire locations in the western United States where they sampled gaseous smoke and aerosol species and analyzed their chemical and optical properties.
Playing games with people’s lives’: Cuts hit Illinois city plagued by sewage
Federal spending cuts have put some Metro East infrastructure projects in a state of uncertainty, including plans to address sewage spilling out of city pipes in Cahokia Heights.
Sound-bath and sound-healing experiences to try in St. Louis
Experts explain how vibration-based therapies reduce stress, anxiety, and other ailments.
Trump cuts damage global efforts to track diseases, prevent outbreaks
Disease surveillance programs worldwide are suddenly in limbo