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Conservation Groups Challenge Army Corps’ Mississippi River Plan
Corps’ Plan Increases Flood Risks and Damages Habitat; Analysis of Impacts Insufficient
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 MoreGreat Rivers Environmental Law Center proudly welcomes third year law student Madeline Middlebrooks
Madeline will focus her work on local environmental justice and water contamination issues.
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.
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.
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