GREAT RIVERS ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
319 N 4thSte800, St Louis, MO 63102 www.greatriverslaw.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: Legal services for environmental protection

I. CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY AND AIR QUALITY PROGRAM - An important part of our climate change, energy and air quality program involves monitoring actions taken by federal, state and local governments that will impact climate change and the quality of the air breathed by the citizens of Missouri and surrounding states. All of our air quality work is also public health work, as air pollution causes asthma and other respiratory problems as well as climate change. Great Rivers is frequently involved in matters that adversely affect air quality and climate change. Measures taken by Great Rivers include commenting on proposed rules, issuing position papers about hazardous air pollutants, drafting legislation, assisting clients with negotiations with governmental agencies, and, as a last resort, handling litigation for clients seeking to protect air quality and public health to prevent the emission of climate change-causing pollutants. II. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAM - Great Rivers is committed to monitoring permitting actions for sites proposed for development that will unfairly burden minority low income communities. On behalf of many clients, Great Rivers has evaluated proposed pollution sources to determine whether permitting authorities have unfairly targeted disadvantaged populations. III. LAND USE PROGRAM: PRESERVATION OF OPEN SPACE AND PARKS - Our land use program consists of assisting environmental groups, citizens' groups and individuals in their efforts to preserve and protect open space, forests and wilderness areas. Great Rivers issues comments on proposed rules that may affect environmentally sensitive areas, and, as a last resort, represents environmental groups in litigation to enforce the laws. IV. AIR QUALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM - On behalf of our clients, Great Rivers seeks to protect the public health by preventing further deterioration of the regions' air and water quality, and by reducing and preventing exposure to toxic substances. Our public health program consists of aiding individuals, citizens' groups and organizations that seek legal assistance in connection with their work to protect the public health. Our work in the Public Health Program overlaps our work in Climate Change, Energy and Air Quality and Water Quality Programs. V. WATER QUALITY PROGRAM - On behalf of our clients, Great Rivers seeks to protect and preserve the waters of Missouri and surrounding states. Our water quality program begins with monitoring proposed federal, state and local actions that will adversely impact water quality. Great Rivers is frequently involved in matters that adversely impact water quality. This includes assisting environmental groups, citizens' organizations and individuals in their legal challenges designed to protect the quality of the waters. VI. WETLANDS AND FLOODPLAIN PROTECTION PROGRAM: MISSISSIPPI & MISSOURI RIVER BASINS - On behalf of our clients, we challenge environmentally detrimental floodplain development and the over- engineering of rivers by means of levees and dams which destroy floodplains and aggravate flooding risk. We monitor permit applications to dredge and fill wetlands. Great Rivers issues comments on proposals and assists environmental groups and individuals in their legal challenges to protect wetlands. These activities affect all of the people who inhabit and work in the watersheds of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers which drain major portions of the central and northwestern United States. Wetlands and floodplains are vital to public health in that they affect our water supply and the quality, recharge and discharge of water; they assist in the cleansing of pollutants from waters; and they provide valuable services for flood and storm hazards, and for the controlling of sediment and erosion. In addition, they are necessary for the maintenance of natural systems, including conservation and long-term productivity of existing flora and fauna, species and habitat diversity and stability, hydrologic utility, fish, wildlife, timber, and food and fiber resources.

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