Result

Restoring the Katy Trail — and the rest of our state parks

Missourians from across the state love to ride down the Katy Trail, through some of our prettiest landscapes and forested valleys. But today, the Katy Trail can’t afford to fix its stressed bridges and worn culverts. This year, we united thousands of Missourians in a call for an adequate parks budget — and convinced lawmakers to abandon their plans to raid the parks’ existing funds.

Result

We're restoring the Current River

Ozark National Scenic Riverways define our state—but as trash accumulates along riverbanks and unauthorized vehicle use wrecks trails, the region becomes less welcoming to families. We delivered thousands of petition signatures to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in support of increased protections for the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. And now, the National Park Service is crafting a new plan to better manage the Current River.

Result

100,000 strong for clean water.

After thousands of members of Environment Missouri and our sister organizations urged the EPA to act, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced a plan to restore Clean Water Act protections to all of America's rivers, lakes, streams and wetlands. We’ve since joined our national federation, Environment America, in delivering more than 100,000 public comments in support of clean water protections.

Result

Attacks on public health defeated—for now.

The coal lobby and their allies are trying to block the EPA from protecting public health, but we’ve held the line against some of their worst attacks: In March 2011, the U.S. Senate rejected a bill that would have blocked standards for soot, mercury and carbon pollution. In April, the Senate defeated four more bills that would have blocked the EPA from cutting air pollution.