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Each day, more than 200 million people in the United States get behind the wheel of their cars, but do they realize what else they are doing each time they put their key into the ignition? Automobiles, along with certain emissions from factories, have become one of the biggest sources of a pollutant called ground-level ozone, which is...

In August of 2010, Methane to Megawatts, a project to capture the gas given off at Fred Weber landfills sites in Maryland Heights, O’Fallon, and Valley Park, MO, and convert it into usable energy, broke ground. The project was developed at Fred Weber after the state of Missouri passed a measure in 2010 to use more alternative energy,...

On December 22, 2010, the Sunswept Apartments apartment complex, which is located in North County, Saint Louis, MO, was closed down because of mold damages. Sixteen families that lived in Sunswept were ordered to get out of their apartments. Saint Louis problem property officer Robert Rinck said "The apartments had pervasive mold damages because of water leaks." Some...

“I’m so hung over from last night. I didn’t wake up at my house this morning,” says a 15-year old sophomore at Rockwood Summit High School in Fenton, MO.  In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate the number of alcohol-related deaths for the years 2001–2005 to be around 79,000 Americans, 28% of...

Each year, when they obtain their driving permit, thousands of teenagers are asked if they will consent to become an organ donor. What teenage drivers Practically anyone can be an organ donor.  Most religions support the act of donating organs and view it as a selfless operation of charity and love, according to organdonor.gov. Some folks...

In April, 2009, my grandfather, Christopher Dalton, age 56, made “the hardest decision” of his life. “I made the decision while I was working in my office, and a few of my friends asked me if I wanted to smoke with them outside,” he recalls.” I looked out my window and saw that it was...

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World Food Day celebration at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center near St. Louis. SciJourner reporters Damonte Johnson and Daphne Emrick record the action and explain the reasons for this event.  

Have you ever suffered from stinging hand pains or numbness in your hand from typing on a cell phone? If you have, you are not alone. Around 25% of the students at Francis Howell High School in St. Charles, MO are right there with you.             These “hand pains” are becoming progressively recognized as a common problem, WebMD states,...

Across the US, bees are dying because of a phenomenon known as Colony demand for pollination.”  Assistant professor Jamie Ellis of the IFAS Extension indicates that the loss of honeybees “signal a decline in the health of our environment. Honey bees are biological indicators, meaning that their status is a reflection of the health of the general...