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 MoreMissouri Coalition for the Environment’s 2023 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.1 Missouri Coalition for the Environment believes Missouri must embrace effective safe mining practices for the health and safety of mining workers,…
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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The Missouri Legislature’s Stance on the Ukraine Invasion: Ways They Can Do More Back Home to Support Missouri’s Democracy, Energy Sufficiency, and Food Security’
Mariel Lutz, Legislative Intern On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. (1) On March 7, 2022, Representative Nick Schroer introduced House Resolution 3737 in the Missouri House of Representatives in light of said invasion. The resolution made the case that, given Russia’s dictatorial threat to the world, exemplified by their unprovoked war on Ukraine,…
Read MoreMO Legislature Weekly Update on MCE’s Priority Bills
It is now Week 20 of MO Leg Session. View all of the bills MCE is watching in our bill tracker here. We have included the link where you can submit testimony for each bill where we say “tell the committee members” and/or at the end of each bill description. We encourage you to submit…
Read MoreMCE’s Legislative and Lobbying Events – March and April 2022
Join MCE’s policy team on the following dates in order to lobby the Missouri State Legislature on bills related to important issues, like the environment, public health and voting rights! Lobby Meeting Practice: Tuesday, March 15, 2022, 6:00-7:00 PM After reviewing MCE’s Lobby Day Primer, if you’d like to practice how to meet with a legislator like…
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