Missouri: what the public record shows.
2,567 documented environmental records across 115 counties, published by federal and state agencies and mapped beside the health measures those agencies release. Locations and rates only — nothing here shows that anything caused anything else.
Documented records in Missouri
Published health measures
| Measure | Years | Areas |
|---|---|---|
| All-cause infant mortality | 1989–2022 | 116 |
| Child and youth mortality (ages 1-19) | 2019–2022 | 116 |
| Low birthweight (<2,500 g) | 2016–2022 | 116 |
| Premature death (years of potential life lost before 75) | 2020–2022 | 116 |
| Teen births (ages 15-19) | 2016–2022 | 116 |
Rates are area-level and published by their source. Where a source suppressed a small count, it stays unpublished here.
Events on the public record
Times Beach, St. Louis County, MO · 1972–1985
Times Beach dioxin contamination
Waste oil sprayed for dust control contaminated town roads with dioxin, and the entire town was bought out and evacuated.
Who to contact in Missouri
State agency
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
State agency for environmental permits, water supply and hazardous waste.
Nonprofit / community group
Missouri Coalition for the Environment
Statewide citizen environmental organization on water and waste policy.
Nonprofit / community group
Just Moms STL
Parent-led group organizing around radioactive waste contamination in the St. Louis area.
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