Since the new year, MCE has been monitoring activities in Washington D.C. with the convening of the 117th Congress and the establishment of the Biden-Harris Administration. We are hopeful about the impacts that various policies will have on small-scale producers, Black Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) farmers, children attending school, and food insecure families….
Read MoreMCE Welcomes Jared Opsal as New Executive Director
St. Louis, MO: MCE is thrilled to introduce Jared Opsal as the organization’s new Executive Director, effective March 30, 2021. In this role, Opsal brings a personal passion to the environmental movement, as well as 19 years of professional experience, with 11 of those years spent working in the nonprofit sector. He previously served as…
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A Thank You to Our Members and Partners
Missouri Coalition for the Environment (MCE) is a non-profit, independent environmental organization committed to educating, organizing and advocating in defense of Missouri’s people and their environment. Founded in 1969, MCE has been protecting the environment for over 50 years, working to sustain access to clean air, clean water, healthy food, and green space. MCE advocates…
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MCE Signs On With Other Orgs to Protect the Endangered Species Act
MCE, along with many other organizations across the country have signed-on to urge Secretary Bernhardt to withdraw two recent proposed rules related to habitat designation under the Endangered Species Act. See the official sign-on letter below.
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Mourning Wayne Goode
As we mourn the loss of Wayne Goode, we’d like to take a moment to appreciate him and his long standing support for MCE. Not only did Wayne take many canoe trips on Missouri’s rivers with some of our founders and board members, but he also collaborated with MCE on important environmental legislation, such as…
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Systematic Racism in the Environmental Movement
When you think of the environmental movement, what kind of people spring to mind? You might think of a tree hugging, Earth Day celebrating, “natural” food eating, white person in a pair of Birkenstocks. If so, that makes a lot of sense — the mainstream environmental movement – the one that’s enjoyed the most attention…
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