March 2024

EPA announces most energy-efficient manufacturing plants of 2023

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LENEXA, KAN. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized 103 U.S. manufacturing plants, including four in Region 7 states, that earned the Agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2023, a designation reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their sector.   Together, these plants prevented more than 8 million […]

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Governor Parson provides update on Missouri Deployment to Southern Border 

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JEFFERSON CITY  – Missouri Governor Mike Parson has provided an update on Missouri personnel deployed to the Southern Border in Texas as part of Governor Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star mission.   Eleven Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) troopers have been supporting the Texas Department of Public Safety on the Southern Border since March 1,

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Illinois’ overall respiratory virus level remains flat overall

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CHICAGO – Illinois’ Overall Respiratory Virus Level Remains Flat overall respiratory virus level remains at  Moderate according to the latest CDC data, while COVID-19 hospitalizations have continued to decline in recent weeks, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported today. The total number of COVID-19 hospitalizations declined 16% in the week ending March 9 and the state remains

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Illinois spring trout season opens April 6 at 58 locations statewide

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SPRINGFIELD – The 2024 Illinois spring trout fishing season will open Saturday, April 6 at 58 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout the state.   An early opportunity at select trout sites – the spring catch-and-release fishing season – will open Saturday, March 23. No trout may be kept during the catch-and-release period, but anglers can keep

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MDC and CFM thank deer hunters, processors, and sponsors for sharing the harvest

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM) thank the thousands of Missouri deer hunters who donated 247,575 pounds of venison to the state’s Share the Harvest program this past deer season, including 5,394 whole deer.     MDC and CFM also thank the participating meat processors

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MDC names Christopher Doran as Protection Lieutenant in SE Region

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PERRYVILLE, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has named Conservation Agent Christopher Doran as Protection Lieutenant within the Southeast Region.   Doran – promoted from the rank of Corporal to Lieutenant – will oversee conservation agents in Ste. Genevieve, Perry, Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Madison, and St. Francois Counties. He has served as the Perry County

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Missouri Public Service Commission supports National ‘Fix-A-Leak Week’

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JEFFERSON CITY—Water leaks in your home cost you money. The Missouri Public Service Commission, in partnership with the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, reminds everyone to check their plumbing fixtures and irrigation systems each year in March during Fix-a-Leak Week.   According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), household leaks can waste

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Older adults may now receive additional dose of updated COVID-19 vaccine

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ATANTA, Georgia – Last month CDC Director Mandy Cohen endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for adults ages 65 years and older to receive an additional updated 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine dose. The recommendation acknowledges the increased risk of severe disease from COVID-19 in older adults, along with the currently available data on

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