// Written by Brad Walker, Rivers Director November 26, 2013 Ever since the “Great Recession” began in 2009 I have wondered whether it might affect the making of important policy decisions. There is some precedence for concern when we look back on some decisions made during the Great Depression, especially regarding large-scale projects. Dams built…
Read MoreExpert Robert Alvarez: Superfund Wrong for West Lake Landfill
November 21, 2013 Corps of Engineers Program Needed for Nuclear Weapons Wastes St. Louis, MO – Robert Alvarez, senior advisor in the Department of Energy under President Clinton, released a report on how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has not properly evaluated the risks of the West Lake Landfill and why the Army Corps of…
Read MoreBridgeton Landfill Fire/West Lake Landfill News
FREE —- YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS MEETING WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. WHERE: International Union of Operating Engineers – 3449 Hollenburg Dr., Bridgeton, MO 63044 The next West Lake Landfill public meeting welcomes several experts from near and far, including: Bob Alvarez, who served in the US Dept. of…
Read MoreMissouri Adopts ‘Historic’ Clean Water Protections
NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2013 Clean Water Commission Adopts Long Overdue Water Quality Standards (Jefferson City) Wednesday, the Missouri Clean Water Commission approved water quality standards that bring the state closer to compliance with the most basic provisions of federal clean water laws. The Missouri Coalition for the Environment (MCE), a nonprofit, state-based…
Read MoreUSGS Releases Study on Dead Zone Pollutants
Special thanks to Susan Heathcote with Iowa Environmental Council for this Summary. An interesting report was released yesterday by the US Geological Survey about the long-term trends in nitrate levels in the Mississippi River and major tributaries. The study looked at nitrate trends over the period 2000 – 2010. Overall nitrate concentrations increased 12% at…
Read MoreVeolia Withdraws: Victory!
Tuesday, October 28, at the Ways and Means Committee Hearing on Board Bill 216 at the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Mary Ellen Ponder, St. Louis Mayor Slay’s representative, announced that Veolia Water North America was withdrawing from its efforts to secure a contract with the city’s Water Division. The welcome news stunned members of…
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