FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: November 16, 2021 Contacts: Melissa Vatterott, Policy Director, Missouri Coalition for the Environment, mvatterott@moenvironment.org, (314) 727-0600, ext. 111 Elizabeth Hubertz, Director, Washington University Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic, ejhubertz@wustl.edu, (314) 935-8760 St. Louis, MO: Today, the Missouri Coalition for the Environment (MCE) submitted a petition to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR)…
Read More2021 Legislative Update
During the 2019 legislative session, Rep. Tommie Pierson filed a bill asking for approval of a task force to study food security. This bill had a hearing, gained immediate support and was likely to pass, had COVID-19 not interrupted the session. As MCE has previously pointed out, the pandemic has shone a very bright light…
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Mississippi River Restoration
MCE is proud to support House Resolution 4202, the Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative Act (MRRRI). Introduced on June 26, 2021, the bill is sponsored by Minnesota Representative Betty McCullum and co-sponsored by Missouri’s own Cori Bush. The bill would provide the means to protect drinking water supplies, build resilience to flooding caused by…
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Take Action Against CAFOs
Who can you call about animal manure in the creek? What can you do about a bill that will make it easier for factory farms to move into your county? How can you advocate for your local, independent farmers who don’t get a fair market share because CAFOs dominate production? Being an advocate for Missourians…
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MCE’s On the Move
We are excited to announce that we have moved back to the Loop at 725 Kingsland Ave., Suite 100, St. Louis, MO 63130! This is a return to a neighborhood that we had been in for many years. The new space will allow us to better connect with the community to accomplish our mission. The…
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The History Behind MCE
Fifty-two years ago, Missouri Coalition for the Environment (MCE) began working in St. Louis as the region’s first independent citizens’ group. MCE’s work was born through the St. Louis Conference on the Environment at the Missouri Botanical Garden, which connected a group of like-minded individuals who all aimed to protect the environment. MCE addresses a…
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