Serving from California to New York to right here in St. Louis, meet this year’s wonderful group of interns.
Great Rivers Environmental Law Center
Lawyers for the Environment
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Hold Onto Your Hogs!
VICTORY ALERT: Great Rivers successfully squashes subpoena on behalf of longtime safe-agriculture activist.
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VICTORY ALERT! Progress at the PSC
Your household shouldn’t be penalized for energy conservation. We engaged the Missouri Public Service Commission to require Ameren to step up and keep costs down.
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Just Keep Swimming?
An authorization of wastewater discharge would threaten a recreational river.
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Meet Great Rivers’ 2023 Summer Interns!
From Michigan to St. Louis, our interns bring a wide array of skills and interests to our work this summer.
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The Show Me Solar State
Ameren’s proposed solar facility would transform the energy landscape of the region.
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A Permit Written in Sand
A potentially unlawful permit was terminated after the Ste. Genevieve community raised concerns. But mining giant NexGen Silica isn’t backing down.
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To Breathe or Not to Breathe?
The last thing polluted communities need is more pollution, yet unfortunately it’s what they often get.
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[UPDATED: VICTORY ALERT!] All Aboard the Grain Belt Express!
The fate of renewable energy depends on critical transmission lines. It’s time for the Missouri Public Service Commission to get on board.
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Great Rivers Environmental Law Center and Missouri Confluence Waterkeeper Send Notices of Intent to Sue Under the Clean Water Act to Two Missouri Sewage Plants for Visible Water Pollution
Water treatment facilities in rural Missouri and the state’s largest metro area both accused of violating bedrock federal environmental law.
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Protection Won for Missouri Youth
With the passage of the GET LEAD OUT OF DRINKING WATER ACT on July 1, 2022, Madeline’s work bore tremendous fruit. The bill requires any public school, private school, or provider of an early childhood education program that receives state funding to test for lead in their institution’s drinking water fixtures and to install filters to remediate those sources that are compromised.
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Cleaning Up the Hyde Park Neighborhood
Great Rivers is working to improve the quality of life in St. Louis’s Hyde Park Neighborhood.
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An Update From Our Sustainable Lands Program
We are fighting to close illegal roads in Ozark National Scenic Riverways and opposing a proposed mine along the Eleven Point River.
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How to Make the Most of Nature: Activities and Outings for Families to Prevent Nature-Deficit Disorder
Spending time in nature has proven to be a lifesaver during the pandemic — after all, exploring local parks, hiking trails, or even just relaxing in your backyard are all safe ways to escape being stuck inside while maintaining social distancing guidelines. But as it turns out, being outside has a whole host of physical and mental health benefits that will last long after COVID has passed.
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Great Rivers Environmental Law Center Selected to Best Law Firms in America 2021
Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most highly respected peer review guide to excellence in the legal profession, has named Great Rivers Environmental Law Center to its 2021 edition of The Best Law Firms in America in the practice area of Environmental Litigation.
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Success! Subsidized Development of 2,409 acres Abutting Wetlands and Creve Coeur Park CANCELLED
When environmental concerns about the development seemed to fall on deaf ears, Great Rivers attorneys Bob Menees and Sarah Rubenstein raised important issues about the legality of the proposed plan.
About
Since 2002, Great Rivers has served Missouri and Southern Illinois, providing free and reduced-fee legal services to individuals, organizations, and citizen groups. We strive to use our skills and connections to protect the environment and public health of our region.
Our Programs
Great Rivers Environmental Law Center works to protect our health and environment through six programs: Climate and Energy, Environmental Justice, Air Quality and Public Health, Water Quality, Wetlands and Floodplains, and Land Use.
Get Involved with Great Rivers
There are a number of ways in which you can become meaningfully engaged with Great Rivers. Whether it’s bringing local issues to our attention, contributing financially or offering your skills in a volunteer capacity, you can help protect our environment!
News
Great Rivers Submits Comments to EPA on Lead and Copper Rule Revision
Madeline Middlebrooks, our Equal Justice Works Fellow, has been working on lead contamination issues present in St. Louis area schools.
New Report Exposes Shortcomings in Missouri Utilities’ Climate Pledges
Great Rivers is urging the Public Service Commission (PSC) to expedite the companies’ transitions to clean energy sources.
Great Rivers Files Comments Opposing Maryland Heights’ Myopic Plan to Develop Floodplain at Taxpayers’ Expense
The City’s proposal for over $85,000,000 in tax incentives would jeopardize downstream citizens, vulnerable wildlife, and the funding of vital community services.
Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed announces release of 100% Clean Energy Plan for St. Louis
Great Rivers’ Attorney and Climate and Energy Director Henry Robertson and other Committee Members will share the findings of the City’s 100% Clean Energy Plan.
Great Rivers Will Proudly Present the 2019 Lewis C. Green Environmental Service Award to Kathleen Henry
Ms. Henry’s nomination was chosen by unanimous consensus of the Board of Directors.