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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.
Read MoreGreat 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.
Read MoreProtection 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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St. Louis on the Air Features President Bruce Morrison
St. Louis on the Air host Sarah Fenske sat down with Bruce Morrison, President of Great Rivers Environmental Law Center, and Steve Taylor, press secretary for the Global Justice Ecology Project, to discuss new federal funding designated to remediate Superfund sites in Missouri. The conversation focused on the factors the EPA considers for site selection, the impact of site remediation on Missouri residents, and the importance of environmental justice and citizen advocacy.
Read MoreEthan Thompson Joins Great Rivers
Ethan received his JD from Washington University in St. Louis and his Masters of Political Science from Central European University in Budapest, Hungary.
Read MoreNotice Filed of Intent to Sue Coal Mine Operator over Illegal Discharge of PFAS-Laden Foam
PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are highly persistent “forever chemicals” that, when ingested, can lead to serious health problems including cancer and organ and immune system damage.
Read MoreRetiring but not Slowing Down
After more than 15 years working at Great Rivers to bring renewable energy to Missouri, Henry Robertson has decided to continue that work in a different capacity – as a volunteer.
Read MoreSen. Blunt’s Wildlife Act is a Win for the Environment and for Smart Governance
Passage of the bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would lead to major improvements in domestic conservation and demonstrate Congress’s commitment to environmental protection.
Read MoreGreat 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.
Read MoreGreat Rivers Engages MDNR to Improve Missouri’s Air Quality
The cumulative effects of exposure to multiple sources of air pollution – especially in the young and the elderly – increases one’s risk of developing asthma and other respiratory illnesses, cancer, and heart disease.
Read MoreLocal Podcast Highlights Community Reaction to Great Rivers’ EPA Complaint
The podcast, which features Great Rivers attorneys and community organizers, explores the impact of polluters and what the EPA’s findings mean for the future of all Missourians.
Read MoreGreat Rivers Files Comments Challenging Legality of Cuts to NEPA
The changes would threaten local natural resources and exacerbate climate instability.
Read MoreVICTORY! 1,000 New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Coming Soon to Missouri
The program’s approval is a positive step toward much-needed improvement of air quality in the region and reducing our production of climate-change causing emissions.
Read MoreGreat Rivers’ President Bruce Morrison Named to Best Lawyers in America 2020
Mr. Morrison has devoted his work to the protection of the environment and public health since 2002.
Read MoreWater Quality Program Sees Victory! Great Rivers Confronts a Chronic Polluter of the Meramec River
The unlawful discharges had been made continuously for the past five years.
Read MoreGreat Rivers Welcomes Back Linden Mueller!
Great Rivers Development Director Linden Mueller
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.
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