*EPA finalized the Clean Water Protection Rule* Thank you for commenting on the Clean Water Act Rulemaking! This rule is urgently needed to guarantee clean water and healthier streams and wetlands. In an important development, a new federal rule has been proposed that will assure clean water protections for some of our most important streams and wetlands. Recently, there…
Read MoreCorps Lawsuit May 2014
Environmental Groups Sue Army Corps of Engineers Last Thursday, May 22nd, MCE, and 5 other environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers to protect the Upper Mississippi River System. The suit challenges the Corps’ reliance on an outdated Environmental Impact Statement for its operation and maintenance (O & M) activities on…
Read MoreClimate and Energy
Source: Climate Concepts, EPA, http://www.epa.gov/climatestudents/basics/concepts.html. Climate Change Basics As a part of the world’s natural systems, the stability of our communities and land on which we stand is increasingly vulnerable due to climate change. Climate change impacts every community across the globe. While in different ways, each of us are threatened by the impacts of climate…
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Middle Mississippi River Among America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2014
New levee threatens wildlife habitat and public safety Washington, D.C.- American Rivers named the Middle Mississippi River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2014 today, shining a national spotlight on the threat a new levee at the New Madrid Floodway poses to wildlife habitat and downstream flood safety. “The America’s Most Endangered Rivers report is…
Read MoreEngaging the Watershed Community in Kiefer Creek
Published in April 2014 Building A Better Watershed Together The success of our efforts hinges on our ability to communicate and work with community members to foster the implementation of infrastructure improvements and ecosystem restoration. There are many stakeholders and stakeholder groups in the Kiefer Creek Watershed, and we are working to engage all of…
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