Citizen's Tip Leads to Criminal Charges of Former Public Works Director
A citizen's tip to EPA in 2006 has resulted in the federal guilty plea of a former city official of Lake Ozark, Missouri, who admitted failing to report the discharge of raw sewage into the Lake of the Ozarks. read more

Oil spill on nearly 100 miles of Mississippi River
New Orleans-A Sheen of oil coated the Mississippi River for nearly 100 miles from the center of this city to the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday the 25th of July following the worst oil spill here in nearly a decade. The fuel-laden barge that collided with a heavy tanker on Wednesday was still leaking. read more

Exposure to bad Air raises blood pressure
The air people breathe while walking in the park, working in the garden or shopping downtown may be unhealthy enough to seriously spike their blood pressure, a new study suggests. read more