Category: Safe Water

Lakes Survey for MCE Members MCE wants to know more about how our members use Missouri lakes. We depend on you to help us ensure our lakes and reservoirs are suitable for human health. Please complete the survey online or return by August 31, 2018. The previous deadline of August 11th has been extended. Loading…

By Alicia Claire Lloyd *UPDATES* Doe Run has submitted its application to permanently divert the West Fork of the Black River in Reynolds County, Missouri. Submit public comments by COB on Thursday, April 15 to Army Corps of Engineers contact in charge of the application, Cynthia Blansett, at Cynthia.W.Blansett@usace.army.mil. . Several sinkholes have appeared near…

by Alicia Claire Lloyd Controlling flood risk requires common sense placement and maintenance of agricultural levees and limits on development in the natural floodplain. The recent decision in federal claims court in Ideker Farms et. al v. United States came as a blow to restoration advocates who disagree with the plaintiffs’ claim that the Corps’…

St. Louis, MO: On March 23, Missouri Coalition for the Environment (MCE) brought suit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps). The suit alleges violations of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In 2014, the Doe Run Company diverted a branch of the West Fork Black River around one of its mines. The…

This is Brad Walker’s final blog piece reflecting on his career path that has spanned several countries, multiple non-profits, and a range of issues that have brought him to where he is today. We are grateful of the work he has done on behalf of MCE and wish him the best of luck! PDF Version…

Missouri has over 185,000 miles of rivers and 286,000 acres of lakes/reservoirs that are protected by Missouri’s Clean Water Law. Missourians depend on these waters for drinking and to support local economies through fishing and recreation. Lawmakers in Jefferson City want to erode Missouri’s Clean Water Law (HB 1973 & SB 823) by stripping any…