// An abridged version of this article was published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on December 30, 2015. By: Brad Walker – Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Caroline Pufalt – Missouri Chapter of the Sierra Club and Christine Favilla – Illinois Chapter of the Sierra Club November 23, 2015 The American Watershed Initiative’s (AWI) recent…
Read MoreHistory of Flooding at the Confluences
View our Flood Timeline Page for a history of flood-related events. In early January 2016, devastating flooding occurred within Missouri on several rivers. Flood height reached record levels on the Mississippi at Cape Girardeau, MO and Thebes, IL and at other locations near records were recorded. The flood closed highways, destroyed homes, and took at least 20…
Read MoreA Book and Movie Pairing For the New Year
By Caitlin Zera January 1, 2016 There is little use for the calendar year outside of the human need to keep time. The ringing in of a New Year on December 31st means nothing to the Great Horned Owl or the Hellbender. The great rhythms of the Earth fall in line with the turning of…
Read MoreDo we need nature? A fragile response.
// By Brad Walker March, 2005 Note: This essay was written while I was working on a graduate degree a decade ago. The assignment was to determine whether I thought we needed nature. I hope it will be an interesting change from the rather intense articles that I typically write and does break the…
Read MoreSurvey: Help MCE Improve the Interactive Local Foodshed Map!
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Read MoreMissouri Foundation for Health Funds New Food Policy Coalition
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Melissa Vatterott, Food and Farm Coordinator, (314) 727-0600, mvatterott@moenviron.org Date: December 8, 2015 St. Louis, MO: Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) has awarded Missouri Coalition for the Environment (MCE) a 23-month $120,000 advocacy grant to lead the new St. Louis Food Policy Coalition (STLFPC). Where food comes from, how it is grown, and…
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