Missouri Coalition for the Environment depends on free speech, peaceful assembly, free and fair elections, and a functioning democracy to advocate for Missourians and our environment. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) practices—including the killing of Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez and Renee Nicole Good, dozens of deaths in ICE custody, and the harming of many others—threatens our civil…
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Our Park Is Not for Sale!
by Margaret Hermes, longtime MCE Member Our Park Is Not for Sale has to be one of the best campaign slogans ever. And, boy, did it work! In 2007, 69.74% of the voters in the April 3 municipal election of St. Louis City approved a change to the City charter so that no St. Louis park…
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Senate Bill 4 Explained
During the 2025 session, the Missouri Legislature passed Senate Bill 4 (or SB4), which – among other things – introduced new accounting mechanisms through which utility companies in our state can more quickly raise their rates. SB4 also included some provisions relating to “large load consumers,” which include hyper-scale data centers and large scale manufacturers….
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An Environmental Justice Case Against ICL’s Expansion in North Riverfront
By Maxine Gill, MCE Policy Coordinator Background Israel Chemicals Ltd., known also as ICL Specialty Products or simply ICL, has sited a new manufacturing facility in the North Riverfront neighborhood of St. Louis City– a neighborhood with some of the highest hospitalization rates from asthma in the city. This facility is a part of the…
Read MoreLiving Up to Our Name: Reflecting on 56 years of MCE
Missouri Coalition for the Environment (MCE) celebrated our 56th birthday last week, and we have been reflecting on over 5 decades of impactful work to protect Missouri’s people and their environment. Every day we work hard to demonstrate what our name promises. Missouri → Advocacy Across the Entire State At MCE, our commitment stretches to…
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FAQ for 2025 Expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
This webpage provides information on the federal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), which Congress expanded in July 2025 to include claims related to Manhattan Project waste in Missouri. Please note that due to capacity we are unable to answer individual questions about people’s RECA claims. What is RECA? The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) is…
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