Great Rivers Environmental Law Center
Lawyers for the Environment
Category: Land Use Program
Great Rivers Works to Help Fight Fracking in Illinois; Court Orders Records to be Made Public
Fracking is harmful to air and water quality. Great Rivers’ intern helped fight fracking in Illinois.
Read MoreGreat Rivers Environmental Law Center Appeals Trial Court Ruling to Missouri Supreme Court Over Legislature’s Unconstitutionally Passing Law Hostile to State Parks
Great Rivers files notice of appeal to Missouri Supreme Court over S.B. 35
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Citizens in Jefferson County Get a Voice in Court
A group of citizens has been working hard to preserve the air and water quality near their homes since 2018. Now they’re getting a voice in Court.
Read MoreCitizens Forced to go to Court for Third Time in their Fight to Stop a Concrete Plant Proposed for Land near Shaw Nature Reserve
On March 12, 2019, the Franklin County Commission voted to approve a Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation allowing a concrete plant to be built near residences. The citizens who live nearby will go to court to fight this decision.
Read MoreFranklin County Residents Speak Against Concrete Plant Near Shaw Nature Reserve at Hearing
A dedicated group of Franklin County residents spoke yesterday at a public hearing regarding a developer’s request to re-zone land near their homes so he can build a concrete plant. Great Rivers has represented a group of citizens on this matter since 2014.
Read MoreVictory! Developer Abandons Plans to Build Silica Sand Mine in Hillsboro, MO
A developer has shelved his plans to develop a silica sand mine in a residential and agricultural neighborhood in Hillsboro, Missouri.
Read MoreGreat Rivers Represents Citizens for Third Time in their Fight to Stop a Concrete Plant Proposed for Land Near Shaw Nature Reserve
For the third time, Great Rivers Environmental Law Center is representing citizens in Franklin County who are fighting to prevent a concrete plant on land near residences and Shaw Nature Reserve.
Read MoreCitizens File Suit Challenging Zoning Change Allowing Subdivision in Missouri Research Park
Great Rivers Environmental Law Center filed suit in the St. Charles County Circuit Court on behalf of Weldon Woods, Inc., and a citizen of Weldon Spring, asking the Court to void the rezoning allowing a huge subdivision to be built on wooded bluffs overlooking the Missouri River.
Read MoreGREAT RIVERS ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER AND THE MISSOURI COALITION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT SUE STATE OF MISSOURI FOR UNCONSTITUTIONALLY PASSING LAW HOSTILE TO STATE PARKS
Great Rivers sues the state of Missouri for passing SB35 in an unconstitutional manner.
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