By Caitlin Zera December 14, 2015 As the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (colloquially known as “The Paris Climate Talks” and officially abbreviated as COP21) wraps up at the end of this week, here are two films to watch that shed light on the social and…
Read MoreEPA Proposes Fire Mitigation at West Lake Landfill 20 Years after Surface Fire in the North Quarry
PRESS RELEASE Date: December 10, 2015 Contact: Ed Smith, (314) 727-0600 ext. 14, esmith@moenviron.org St. Louis, MO: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 is requiring the financially responsible parties at the West Lake Landfill to implement plans for mitigating surface fires. This action follows a surface fire near the radioactive materials in October of…
Read MoreMississippi River Economic Profiles – At best, a flawed depiction of our wellbeing
// By Brad Walker, Rivers Director December 11, 2015 PDF Version Introduction How do we value a river system? What should we count? What should we prioritize? If we decide to place dollars on everything, will that further commodify a river? If we don’t place dollars on everything, will it lead to bad decisions? All…
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Meet Our Bloggers
MCE provides some in-depth articles on various topics and this page introduces you to the authors and what they write about. To review all of a bloggers articles click their linked blog title. Their most recent articles are listed below their description. River Roils Blog: Brad Walker – Rivers Director Exploring the confluence of greed,…
Read MoreWest Lake Special Appeal
Support MCE’s efforts at West Lake Landfill Click here to donate The floodplain is no place for radioactive wastes. For over 5 years an uncontrolled, underground fire has smoldered next to an estimated 48,000 tons of radioactive material illegally dumped in the Missouri River floodplain. BREAKING NEWS On November 19, 2015, bipartisan legislation was introduced in the…
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