Johnson joins the team at an exciting time of growth as the Law Center seeks to increase its presence across the region and take more precedent-setting cases to protect human and environmental health. The center will also increase its legal staff this year.
Great Rivers Environmental Law Center
Lawyers for the Environment
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Great Rivers to host the Wild and Scenic Film Festival
Join us for an epic night of awe-inspiring films celebrating the beauty and wonder of our wild and scenic world!
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Great Rivers Environmental Law Center Expands with Hire of Executive Director, Natalie Johnson
Johnson joins the team at an exciting time of growth as the Law Center seeks to increase its presence across the region and take more precedent-setting cases to protect human and environmental health. The center will also increase its legal staff this year.
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[VICTORY ALERT!] Meatpacker withdraws request to dump wastewater into Pomme de Terre River
The company informed the Missouri Department of Natural Resources last week that it was withdrawing its application for a permit to discharge water from its operations into the Pomme de Terre River.
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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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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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[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.
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
Meet Great Rivers’ 2023 Interns!
From Michigan to St. Louis, our interns bring a wide array of skills and interests to our work this summer.
Meet Great Rivers’ 2022 Interns
Meet Great River’s talented 2022 interns.
Great Rivers to host the Wild and Scenic Film Festival
Join us for an epic night of awe-inspiring films celebrating the beauty and wonder of our wild and scenic world!
Earth Day Visitors Share Motivations to Protect the Environment
Thanks to the help of many wonderful volunteers, Great Rivers was represented at community events in St. Louis, Columbia, and Springfield Missouri on Earth Day 2022.
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.