In its April edition, Forbes magazine features “Big Muddy, Big Money,” which looks at the cost taxpayers bear to support the barge navigation industry, described as “a river of corporate welfare.” You can learn more about the Missouri Coalition for the Environment’s positions on related issues here.
Read MoreVeolia Contract Flawed
Veolia Water Contract Effectively Privatizes Water Operations, Threatens Public Accountability Provisions of Sunshine Law (ST LOUIS)- A legal analysis reveals that a proposed contract with Veolia Water, a French multi-national corporation, would give the foreign company control of St. Louis waterworks and undermine citizen rights to obtain information about operations under the Sunshine law. While…
Read MoreTar Sands Pipeline-Enbridge in Missouri
Published Spring 2013 Nationwide 12, Water Risks, & Government Enbridge is seeking approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under a regulatory shortcut known as a Nationwide Permit. Enbridge is seeking approval for the project under Nationwide Permit 12 which applies to “utility lines.” Nationwide permits are not site-specific in the destruction and pollution…
Read MoreSaving the Confluence
Published Winter 2012 Casino at Columbia Bottom in Spanish Lake After 18 months of work by the Save the Confluence Coalition, on December 1, 2012 the Missouri Gaming Commission announced Cape Girardeau will get Missouri’s last casino license, ending plans for a casino at Columbia Bottom in Spanish Lake, at the Chain of Rocks in St….
Read MoreMCE’s Work on Kiefer Creek
Published in Fall 2012 Kiefer Creek was first brought to our attention by Steve Seyer – a visitor to Castlewood State Park who had looked into the water quality data on the creek. As we looked into the details on this watershed, we realized how unique and valuable Kiefer Creek is. Kiefer Creek is fed…
Read MoreOur Polluted Waters
Every two years, each state is supposed to list all its streams and lakes that fail to meet water quality standards, along with the pollutants causing the impairments. The list, known as the “303(d) list” for the section of the Clean Water Act that requires it, is intended to spur states to develop and implement…
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