The People’s Guide to Environmental Action in Missouri is a multi-media project of Missouri Coalition for the Environment. The goal of this project is to empower community members to become more engaged in local environmental policies. The People’s Guide to Environmental Action in Missouri will be a resource for concerned community members on the specifics of how…
Read MoreFY17 Conservation Funding Wins, Uphill Battle in FY18
by Alicia Claire Lloyd Following numerous continuing resolutions, in early May, Congress finally agreed on a budget package for Fiscal Year 2017. The budget agreement contained numerous wins for sustainable agriculture and the programs that support conservation practices that are so important to protecting and restoring Missouri soil and water quality. Congress’ ability to reach…
Read MorePolicy Changes at City Hall Could Promote Food Security, Increase Nutritious Food, and Expand Economic Opportunities
PRESS RELEASE Date: June 9, 2017 Contact: Melissa Vatterott, mvatterott@moenviron.org Alderwoman Cara Spencer, spencerc@stlouis-mo.gov Alderwoman Christine Ingrassia, ingrassiac@stlouis-mo.gov St. Louis, MO: The St. Louis Food Policy Coalition strongly supports changing urban agriculture policies that will promote food security, increase nutritious food, and expand economic opportunities for people throughout the city. “Our citywide survey found widespread…
Read MoreChesterfield Sports Complex in MO River floodplain won’t happen, City remains non-compliant with mitigation for prior wetland destruction
by Alicia Claire Lloyd 6/6/17 UPDATE: On Friday, December 23, we received notice that the City of Chesterfield applied to overdevelop even more of the floodplain they should have never paved in the first place. The timeline for comments was excessively short given the holiday. On June 6, 2017, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that…
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2017 American Society of Civil Engineers Report Card Fraught with Errors
This article was written for the Nicollet Island Coalition PDF Version By Brad Walker, Rivers Director May 22, 2017 The 2017 Infrastructure Report Card was recently released by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and a cursory review leaves me to wonder, who is editing this thing? Is anyone looking critically at making sure…
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