Following the production of the 2014 St. Louis Regional Food Study, it became clear that changes were needed to our local food system. Through networking and partnership development, MCE identified several gaps in the food system that need filling. Education gap: more education about the harmful impacts of industrialized agriculture is needed for individuals to understand the benefits…
Read MoreNew Madrid Fight Continues
By Brad Walker, MCE’s Former Rivers Director Published on December 16, 2014 December 16, 2014 Contacts: Lacey McCormick, NWF – 512.610.7765 mccormick@nwf.org Brad Walker, MCE –  314.727.0600 x. 13 bwalker@moenviron.org Diverse Coalition Asks Obama To Veto Destructive, Wasteful Levee Stopping proposed Missouri levee is “a civil rights issue.” $165 million project would increase flood risk in…
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….
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