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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.
Read MoreGreat Rivers Represents NRDC, Advocates in favor of Energy Efficiency Programs
The program is expected to yield approximately $234 million in customer savings.
Read MoreGreat 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.
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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.
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 MoreGreat 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 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 Urges Ameren to Prioritize Citizens’ Health and Remove Coal Ash instead of Capping It
Great Rivers Urges Ameren to Prioritize Human Health
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