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VICTORY ALERT: Great Rivers successfully squashes subpoena on behalf of longtime safe-agriculture activist.
Read MoreVICTORY ALERT! Progress at the PSC
Your household shouldn’t be penalized for energy conservation. We engaged the Missouri Public Service Commission to require Ameren to step up and keep costs down.
Read MoreJust Keep Swimming?
An authorization of wastewater discharge would threaten a recreational river.
Read MoreMeet Great Rivers’ 2023 Summer Interns!
From Michigan to St. Louis, our interns bring a wide array of skills and interests to our work this summer.
Read MoreThe Show Me Solar State
Ameren’s proposed solar facility would transform the energy landscape of the region.
Read MoreA Permit Written in Sand
A potentially unlawful permit was terminated after the Ste. Genevieve community raised concerns. But mining giant NexGen Silica isn’t backing down.
Read MoreTo Breathe or Not to Breathe?
The last thing polluted communities need is more pollution, yet unfortunately it’s what they often get.
Read MoreALL ABOARD THE GRAIN BELT EXPRESS!
The fate of renewable energy depends on critical transmission lines. It’s time for the Missouri Public Service Commission to get on board.
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.
Read MoreCleaning Up the Hyde Park Neighborhood
Great Rivers is working to improve the quality of life in St. Louis’s Hyde Park Neighborhood.
Read MoreAn Update From Our Sustainable Lands Program
We are fighting to close illegal roads in Ozark National Scenic Riverways and opposing a proposed mine along the Eleven Point River.
Read MoreHow to Make the Most of Nature: Activities and Outings for Families to Prevent Nature-Deficit Disorder
Spending time in nature has proven to be a lifesaver during the pandemic — after all, exploring local parks, hiking trails, or even just relaxing in your backyard are all safe ways to escape being stuck inside while maintaining social distancing guidelines. But as it turns out, being outside has a whole host of physical and mental health benefits that will last long after COVID has passed.
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 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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