Category: Safe Water

// Written by Brad Walker, Rivers Director        October 7, 2013 PDF Version – Both Parts The Dam That Was Too Big to Hide: Part 2 A huge block of concrete looms in the Mississippi River just south of Alton, Illinois. It’s the Melvin Price Locks and Dam, and its story flows like a reality TV…

MCE’s Big Rivers Director critiques the Corps of Engineers overdue and over budget Olmstead dam project on the Ohio River- and distributes the blame to the barge industry for its dependence on taxpayer subsidies and unwillingness to pay its way. See the letter here.

Great Rivers Environmental Law Center filed a lawsuit September 23, 2013 on behalf of MCE against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for its failure to release documents relating to wetlands in the Mississippi River Basin. MCE seeks to improve government accountability and transparency- both goals are thwarted by the Corps’ refusal to release critical…

// Written by Brad Walker, Rivers Director        September 3, 2013 Imagine your spouse is in charge of your checking account and instead of deducting all checks written, was instead adding a portion of them to the account total. What would be the result? At a minimum, you would receive a jarring message from your banker…

// Written by Brad Walker, Rivers Director        August 29, 2013 I recently attended an Upper Mississippi River (UMR) Lock & Dam workshop hosted by the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) in Bettendorf, IA. More than 60 people attended; the vast majority represented the agricultural and barge industries, UMR state DOT agencies and other people tied…

August 19, 2013 GROUP SUES U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FOR FAILING TO RELEASE DOCUMENTS RELATING TO TAR SANDS PIPELINE ACROSS MISSOURI Read the complaint Read more about what this pipeline means for Missouri On behalf of the Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Great Rivers Environmental Law Center filed suit in federal district court in…