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…
Read MoreConcern Grows About Smoldering Fire Moving Toward Radioactive Wastes at West Lake Landfill
PRESS RELEASE Date: August 17, 2015 Contact: Ed Smith, (314) 727-0600, esmith@moenviron.org Concern Grows About Smoldering Fire Moving Toward Radioactive Wastes at West Lake Landfill St. Louis, MO: On August 10, 2015, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued a letter to Republic Services that expressed great concern about the smoldering fire moving into the…
Read MoreEditorial: Corps of Engineers should FUSRAP-up West Lake’s toxic waste
from the St. Louis Post-DispatchAugust 9, 2015 The best solution for cleaning up radioactive waste buried at the West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton is to give control of the site to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The corps runs the tongue-twistingly named Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP), which controls every other site in St. Louis County…
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Food in the News: Dietary Guidelines vs. Big Ag
Written by Claire Mai, Food and Farm Intern, July 8, 2015. Originally published September 22, 2015. Maddie Oatman, the senior research editor at Mother Jones magazine, posted a great article in June 2015 that we’d love to share with MCE supporters. The article, “Congress Doesn’t Think Agricultural Sustainability Has Anything to Do With Your…
Read MoreLocal Food Event: Meet the Buyers Event
Written by Megan Finnell, Spring 2015 Food and Farm Intern. Originally published in August 2015. On March 3, 2015, Melissa Vatterott attended the Meet the Buyers Event, the purpose of which was to allow local farmers to connect with grocery stores, food distributors, and restaurants in the St. Louis area. The event was held in…
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