What’s at Stake? In December 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army proposed a revised definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) that would strip protections from small streams and wetlands across our country and our state. If enacted, it would be the biggest rollback of the Clean Water…
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In order to support the St. Louis region’s environmentally-responsible farmers and build up the local food economy, MCE, as the backbone organization for the St. Louis Food Policy Coalition, works to help these farmers sell their products to area institutions, both large and small. After receiving a USDA Local Food Promotion Program Grant in 2017,…
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Known & Grown STL, a program of the Missouri Coalition for the Environment and the St. Louis Food Policy Coalition, vets and promotes local, sustainable farmers within 150 miles of St. Louis to help create a thriving, equitable, and sustainable local food system. Learn about our standards for environmental stewardship here. Click here to…
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Roads and Trails Plan The federal government established a short comment period for the Roads & Trails plan within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. MCE worked with other organizations to developed the following citizens guide for you to comment on the plan. The deadline for comments is January 15, 2018. Friends of Ozark Riverways is an…
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March 1, 2019 As part of the Clean Water Act, all states are required to review their water quality standards at least every three years. Missouri’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) gave notice of its intent to initiate the next triennial review process in January 2019. MCE worked with our team at the Washington University…
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February 15, 2019 The 2018 Farm Bill became law in December, and now the hard work of implementing and appropriating its programs remains. In January 2019, MCE’s Food and Farm Director Melissa Vatterott, Water Policy Director Maisah Khan, and Local Food Coordinator Rae Miller attended the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) Winter Meeting in Washington,…
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