Written by Claire Mai, Summer 2015 Food and Farm Intern, on August 18, 2015. Originally published September 22, 2015. Updated December 4, 2015. Today we’re highlighting two articles to demonstrate how you can best use your seasonal produce to reduce food waste and enjoy fresh food for longer! An article by Susan Selasky in today’s St. Louis…
Read MoreWorlds of Fun Polluting Missouri River
Date: September 17, 2015 Contacts: Alicia Lloyd, Clean Water Policy Coordinator, Missouri Coalition for the Environment (314) 727-0600 x. 12, alloyd@moenviron.org Bob Menees, Attorney, Great Rivers Environmental Law Center (314) 231-4181, bobmenees@greatriverslaw.org Lia Comerford, Staff Attorney, Earthrise Law Center (503)768-6823, comerfordl@lclark.edu Environmental Group Reveals Worlds of Fun is Polluting the Missouri River Kansas City, MO: The Missouri Coalition…
Read MoreRadioactivity Found Offsite Near West Lake Landfill
PRESS RELEASE Date: September 3, 2015 Contact: Ed Smith, (314) 727-0600, esmith@moenviron.org Radioactivity Found Offsite Near West Lake Landfill St. Louis, MO: Attorney General Chris Koster released expert reports today related to his lawsuit against Republic Services and its smoldering West Lake Landfill. Particularly concerning is the discovery of radioactive materials in offsite vegetation. The…
Read MoreMissouri Coalition for the Environment Urges County Executive and County Council to Save Sylvan Springs Park
For More Information Contact: Heather Navarro, Executive Director Kathleen Henry, President Missouri Coalition for the Environment Great Rivers Environmental Law Center 3115 So. Grand Blvd. 319…
Read MoreAG Koster & Federal Judge Delay Clean Water Rule Implementation in Missouri
PRESS RELEASE Date: August 28, 2015 Contact: Heather Navarro, (314) 727-0600, hnavarro@moenviron.org AG Koster & Federal Judge Delay Clean Water Rule Implementation in Missouri St. Louis, MO: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released its final Clean Water Protection Rule. The rule was meant to clarify ambiguity in the Clean Water Act that…
Read MoreThe St. Johns Bayou and New Madrid Floodway project is a waste of taxpayer’s dollars
By Brad Walker, MCE’s Former Rivers Director Published on August 17, 2015 This is MCE’s response to an August 7, 2015 article in the Southeast Missourian titled Smith adamant floodway project needs to go forward. First, let’s make it abundantly clear that the New Madrid Floodway (NMF) is a legally designated floodway. That last…
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