I was fortunate to be invited to speak at a July 8, 2017 event at Central Print in St. Louis. It was organized to introduce a new river advocacy and resource book by Cole Williams, an author from St. Paul, MN. The book is titled Hear the River Dammed: Poems From the Edge of the…
Read MoreTell Gov. to Halt Factory Farm Industry Attack on MO’s Clean Water Commission
August 2017 Factory Farms are undermining our rights to clean water and air. The Clean Water Commission is a 7-member citizens’ board which holds the authority in Missouri to implement the federal Clean Water Act and Missouri Clean Water Law and certify factory farm permits. A new state law (HB 1713) has removed the legal requirement for public…
Read MoreTell Gov. to Halt the Factory Farm Industry’s Attack on MO’s Clean Water Commission
TAKE ACTION – Citizens should have a voice in protecting our waters. Factory Farms are undermining our rights to clean water and air. The Clean Water Commission is a 7-member citizens’ board which holds the authority in Missouri to implement the federal Clean Water Act and Missouri Clean Water Law and certify factory farm permits. A new state…
Read MoreTrump Attacks the Clean Water Rule, McCaskill supports him
by Alicia Claire Lloyd Take action by signing the 1Mississippi’s “Repel the Repeal” petition here and support the Clean Water Rule! Federal attempts to undermine commonsense policy would repeal the clean water protections established in 2015 by the EPA and Corps to protect Missouri wetlands and source drinking water. Our own Missouri senator, Claire McCaskill…
Read MoreDicamba Damage Reported in Startling Numbers in Missouri
by Mae Riordan, MCE Water and Agricultural Communications Intern and Alicia Claire Lloyd, MCE Clean Water Policy Coordinator Farms across the Corn Belt are suffering major crop losses due to pesticide drift from a potent herbicide called Dicamba (see EPA fact sheet here), and Missouri is no exception. Dicamba is a pesticide used to control…
Read MoreFY17 Conservation Funding Wins, Uphill Battle in FY18
by Alicia Claire Lloyd Following numerous continuing resolutions, in early May, Congress finally agreed on a budget package for Fiscal Year 2017. The budget agreement contained numerous wins for sustainable agriculture and the programs that support conservation practices that are so important to protecting and restoring Missouri soil and water quality. Congress’ ability to reach…
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