I was fortunate to be invited to speak at a July 8, 2017 event at Central Print in St. Louis. It was organized to introduce a new river advocacy and resource book by Cole Williams, an author from St. Paul, MN. The book is titled Hear the River Dammed: Poems From the Edge of the…
Read MoreA Spotlight On Missouri Wildlife
From the nine banded armadillo to the spiny softshell turtle, Missouri is home to over 70 species of wild mammals, 200 species of fish, and over 400 species of birds. You’ve probably seen a variety of different animals scurrying through your backyard or grazing peacefully on your morning hike. Here at MCE we’ve picked out…
Read MoreTell Gov. to Halt Factory Farm Industry Attack on MO’s Clean Water Commission
August 2017 Factory Farms are undermining our rights to clean water and air. The Clean Water Commission is a 7-member citizens’ board which holds the authority in Missouri to implement the federal Clean Water Act and Missouri Clean Water Law and certify factory farm permits. A new state law (HB 1713) has removed the legal requirement for public…
Read MoreIce Rink Development Will Not Come to St. Louis Co. Creve Coeur Park
11/13/17 UPDATE: A proposal to construct a hockey complex in St. Louis County’s Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park which would have converted 40 acres of parkland in the floodplain to a massive hockey complex was called off Friday, Nov. 10th. The Post-Dispatch reported on the developers’ decision to rethink their plan to develop in the…
Read MoreSTLFPC Spotlight on Sara Hale of Fair Shares CCSA
What part of the food system do you work on? Marketing locally produced foods from small producers to consumers in the St. Louis area via a Combined CSA model—we are in our 10th season. What other organizations in STL does your organization work with on food issues? Though we have worked with several organizations in…
Read MoreTell Gov. to Halt the Factory Farm Industry’s Attack on MO’s Clean Water Commission
TAKE ACTION – Citizens should have a voice in protecting our waters. Factory Farms are undermining our rights to clean water and air. The Clean Water Commission is a 7-member citizens’ board which holds the authority in Missouri to implement the federal Clean Water Act and Missouri Clean Water Law and certify factory farm permits. A new state…
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