Category Archives: Environment

It’s never too soon to get a jump start on spring clean-up after the holidays…

If you have items cluttering up the garage, such as unused pesticides, motor oil, alkaline batteries, pool chemicals, and driveway sealants that you may not know how to properly dispose of or where to dispose of them – there is a once-a-year option that can help.

Residents in Saint Louis County, St. Louis City and Jefferson County can participate in the St. Louis Hazardous Waste program. Once a year, residents in St. Louis City and Jefferson County can dispose of items that are harmful to health and the environment at two locations, Lemay and Florrisant facilities. St. Louis County residents have additional drop-off times due to how the program is funded.

Reservations are required, and some items/weight may have a charge attached. Please see below for more information.

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Activists Julia Eddy and Jonah Liebman show their support for protecting the Grand Canyon. Photo: Environment Missouri

“The Grand Canyon is one of the most amazing places on earth, and it’s part of what makes America so special,” said Erin Goodyear, an organizer with Environment Missouri. “But, without action to stop it, toxic uranium mining could ruin the area for future generations.”

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Photo: Environment Missouri

Press release from Environment Missouri:

St. Louis, MO– Yesterday evening, Environment Missouri hosted the St. Louis Renewable Energy Summit. The event welcomed panelists Jack Cardetti-  political consultant for Clean Line Energy Partners, Dr. Allison Miller- professor at Saint Louis University and research associate at the Missouri Botanical Gardens, David Crossley- Professor of geophysics at Saint Louis University, and Fredrick Doss-  Legislative Assistant to Representative Michael Butler, to discuss global warming, its impacts in Missouri, and the role of renewable energy in creating a sustainable future.

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Climate activist, transportation activist, and environmental health professor gather in front of City Hall to release a new report on carbon-free transportation. (from left to right: Marrielle Brown, Roger R. Lewis, Jose Carmona, and Taylor Hale)

Environment Missouri has some ideas about helping transportation be carbon-free. Matter of fact, they have 50 of them.

In a recent news release, Environment Missouri shared how it is taking their ideas straight to St. Louis City Hall. This week, the group released the report in front of the local government building with Marielle Brown of Trailnet and Roger Lewis of Saint Louis University speaking at the event.

Find out more about the 50 step plan below.

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Photo Courtesy Webster-Kirkwood Times.

On the morning of Sept. 2, some Times readers reported that they felt an earthquake. They did, indeed. My sister in Kansas City said almost all of her friends felt it in Cow Town.

St. Louis and KC may be in for more shake, rattle and rolling due to man-made earthquakes. Scientists at a recent Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) conference noted that gas drillers in rural Oklahoma are the culprits for the quaking.

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Photo courtesy MDC.

The Gospel of Matthew notes that what we do for the least of our living brethren, we do for the Lord. The very least of our earthly companions tend to be four-legged and six-legged – and we are not doing right by them.

Consider the spate of bills introduced in this past session of the state legislature, which were designed to repeal or weaken the Canine Cruelty Prevention Act. And our pet dogs are supposed to be our best friends!

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