Missouri Coalition for the Environment (MCE) is thrilled to see that Governor Parson signed HB 2134 into law on Tuesday, July 9, providing greater protections for residents near facilities that mix and store sludge and related wastes as well as near the properties where these materials are land applied. The impetus for this bill was…
Read MoreMissouri Coalition for the Environment’s 2024 Position on Mining in Missouri
Introduction Mining must be done responsibly and limit impacts on current and future Missourians. Mining of certain critical minerals is important for technological devices we use in everyday life and for renewable energy infrastructure. Missouri Coalition for the Environment believes Missouri must embrace effective safe mining practices for the health and safety of mining workers,…
Read More2024 Missouri Legislature Bill Tracker
New Things in MCE’s Tracker This Year: Bills Tracked by Priority Bills Tracked by Position Fact Sheets on Priority or Emerging Issues
Read More2023 Missouri Legislative Session Recap
Sumbal Haseeb, Legislative Intern The 2023 Missouri Legislative Session ended on Friday, May 12, and MCE wants to share where our highest priority bills landed. This year, the Missouri Legislature passed the least amount of bills in a legislative session in years. A total of 60 bills were passed out of the legislature, of which only…
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Action Needed on MCE’s Priority Issues in the Missouri Legislature
Below is an overview of the priority issues MCE is working on in the Missouri Legislature this session. Phone calls to your legislators is an effective tool to attract attention to issues you care about. Contact your Missouri legislators to let them know you want them to take action. Find your legislators and their phone…
Read More2023 Missouri Legislature Bill Tracker
View the bills MCE is tracking during the 2023 Missouri Legislative Session below, including links to the official bill texts, a description of the bills, our position, and background information. We will be updating the spreadsheet daily to reflect any movement of these bills through the legislative process. If you see that a hearing is…
Read More2022 Missouri Legislative Session Recap
Mariel Lutz, Spring Legislative Intern The MO Leg 2022 Session ended on Friday, May 13, and MCE wants to share where our highest priority bills landed. This session, we monitored 276 bills, sharing our highest priority bills – 122 of them – on our MO Leg bill tracker webpage. We submitted written testimony 92 times…
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