Not so Strange Bedfellows: Reflections on the Democracy Convention by Caitlin Zera The Annual Democracy Convention, hosted by Move to Amend and some other thirty convening/sponsoring organizations, represents a dedicated group of stakeholders who acknowledge that a main catalyst for social change in our country is the need to restore our democratic process. In recent…
Read MoreMCE Request Prompts EPA Release of 17,000+ Pages of Draft Documents
Ed Smith: Policy Director 11-6-17 The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a vital tool MCE uses to request documents from the federal government related to its activities and our environment. MCE has made several FOIA requests related to the radioactive West Lake Landfill Superfund site in St. Louis County over many years, specifically to…
Read MoreGray Area: A Dwindling Wolf Population is Saved by a Delicate Balance
A Dwindling Wolf Population is Saved by a Delicate Balance by Caitlin Zera Gray Area: Wolves of the Southwest is the story of how the Mexican gray wolf was from rescued from the brink of extinction. The story begins with the U.S. government’s federal campaign to eradicate predators, like the gray wolf, from public lands…
Read MoreThis Cold Life: A Genre-Bending Portrait at the Edge of the World
This Cold Life: A Genre-Bending Portrait at the Edge of the World by Caitlin Zera This Cold Life is a study of what it’s like to live in nearly complete isolation in the world’s northernmost town, Longyearbyen, Norway, only 300 miles from the North Pole. Longyearbyen is a former mining town now trying to rebrand…
Read More2017 Floodplain Developments
Proposed Ice Rink Development Threatens St. Louis Co. Creve Coeur Park A proposal to construct a hockey complex in St. Louis County’s Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park would convert 40 acres of parkland in the floodplain to a massive hockey complex. See MCE’s public comments on the proposal’s Environmental Assessment. Casino at Columbia Bottom in Spanish Lake After 18 months of…
Read MoreMeet the Farmers: Conservation Practices Across Missouri
Soil health is an extremely important component of a functioning, environmentally-sustainable farm ecosystem. Farmers can receive government support to assist with financing their sustainable practices on a state level through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources incentivizes and supports these sustainable practices which conserve land and water quality through the Soil and…
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