FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17, 2016 CONTACT: Matt Rota, Gulf Restoration Network Kris Sigford, Minnesota Center for Env. Advocacy Matt@healthygulf.org, (504)-525-1528 ksigford@mncenter.org, (651)-287-4864 Peter Goode, Washington Univ. Env. Law Clinic Alicia Lloyd, Missouri Coalition for the Env. pgoode@wustl.edu, (314) 935-4507 alloyd@moenviron.org, (314)727-0600 x12 ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION CALLS ON EPA TO STEP UP EFFORTS TO REDUCE…
Read MoreNew Report Reveals Most States Failing to Manage Nitrogen & Phosphorus Pollution
New Report Reveals Most States Failing to Manage Nitrogen & Phosphorus Pollution by Alicia Claire Lloyd, Clean Water Policy Coordinator Nutrient pollution threatens drinking water sources and ecological function in freshwater rivers, streams, and lakes in Missouri and throughout the Mississippi River basin. Missouri ranks among the top four leading state contributors of nutrient…
Read MoreJCAR Suit Headed to the Supreme Court
November 14, 2016 Great Rivers Environmental Law Center 319 No. Fourth St., Ste. 800 St. Louis, MO 63102 Henry Robertson, 314.231.4181 greatriverslaw.org Missouri Coalition for the Environment 3115 S. Grand Blvd., Ste. 650 St. Louis, MO 63118 Heather Navarro, 314.727.0600 x. 10 CITIZENS’ BATTLE AGAINST OBSTRUCTION OF STATE RENEWABLE ENERGY LAW WILL HAVE ITS DAY…
Read MoreInteractive CAFO Map and Story Map
Interactive Map of Missouri CAFOs According to records provided by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR), there were fewer CAFOs operating in our state on January 1, 2019 than there were in 2016. However, as of January 1, 2019, there were only three Class II (small) CAFOs in our state and over 500 Class…
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Director’s Message – Fall 2016
Promoting state parks is one of the best parts of my job because when I’m not visiting parks, I‘m reading up on the biodiversity in caves, prairies, and wetlands and gazing at scenic photographs of natural landscapes. I find these images breathtaking; they convey the serenity that comes with being in nature and the complex…
Read MoreMo Leg Update 2016
MCE worked with the Missouri Parks Association and Audubon Missouri to stop many bad bills and to support a few good ones that were proposed this year in Jefferson City. MCE often traveled to Missouri’s capitol to testify on various bills, and we coordinated a citizen lobby day for people to meet their legislators. Our…
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