Kate Grumke
Senior Environment and Data ReporterKate reports on the environment, climate and agriculture for St. Louis Public Radio and Harvest Public Media.
She started at STLPR in 2021 as the education reporter, covering late night school board meetings and tagging along on field trips. Before that, Kate spent more than 5 years producing television in Washington, D.C., most recently at the PBS NewsHour. In that work she climbed to the top of a wind turbine in Iowa, helped plan the environmental section of a presidential debate and produced multiple news-documentaries on energy and the environment. She also won a Peabody, a National Murrow Award and was nominated for a National Emmy.
Kate grew up in St. Louis and graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism. She also holds a certificate in data journalism from Columbia University’s Lede Program.
Have a story tip or idea? Email Kate at [email protected].
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Each spring, Midwesterners head to the woods to find morel mushrooms. But some in the region are developing methods to reliably farm the delicacy. -
A tornado ripped through parts of St. Louis, causing severe damage to homes, libraries, schools and more. Here’s a list of resources for those impacted and ways neighbors can help. -
More than 5,000 homes were impacted, and 38 people were injured after an EF3 tornado tore across St. Louis. -
A Friday afternoon storm left a wake of damage from Clayton to north St. Louis. -
Lawmakers are making it more difficult to take water out of Missouri. -
The Missouri legislature approved a law that would prohibit the sale of multiple invasive plants, including burning bush and Callery pear. -
Gateway to the Great Outdoors takes low-income, urban youth into nature for educational experiences. The Trump administration effectively canceled two major grants for the organization. -
St. Louis had its wettest April on record, breaking the previous precipitation high that was set in 1893. -
Missouri regulators approved an increase for Ameren’s electric rates. Bills will go up by about 12% starting in June. -
The Labadie Energy Center and the Sioux Energy Center will have two extra years to limit emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants. -
After a visit to St. Louis, the new EPA administrator said he was moved by the communities living with radioactive contamination. -
The bill will bring big changes to how utilities operate and bill customers in Missouri.
