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Great Rivers Doubles Down in Fight Against Maryland Heights Floodplain Development
The proposed construction site sits adjacent to Creve Coeur Lake Park, abutting wetlands considered by the National Audubon Society to be an “urban oasis” for many migrating waders, waterfowl, and shorebirds, and the bird watchers who come to see them.
Read MoreGreat 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.
Read MoreGreat Rivers Expands Capacity to Protect Region’s Most Vulnerable Children
New Staff Attorney Madeline Middlebrooks will fight dangerous lead contamination in local schools’ drinking water.
Read MoreSettlement Reached: A Big Victory for the Big River
The settlement puts an end to unlawful discharge of harmful waste and allocates funds to help clean up the river.
Read MoreGreat Rivers Environmental Law Center sees Victory in Water Pollution Case
It’s a good day for river recreationists and wildlife alike.
Read MoreGreat Rivers Files Comments Challenging Legality of Cuts to NEPA
The changes would threaten local natural resources and exacerbate climate instability.
Read MoreGreat Rivers Files Objections to Reckless Timber Harvest of Shawnee National Forest
As CO2 levels climb daily to new record levels, the last thing we need to do is to clear cut our forests.
Read MoreSuccess! 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.
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