environment

St. Louis Area 'Green' Efforts

Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards and Don Marsh — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:43:38 +0000

Campaigns to protect our environment and improve sustainability efforts are numerous and ongoing in the St. Louis area. Host Don Marsh talks with environmental experts about what has been done, what is being done, and what still needs to be done to further protect our planet.

St. Louis interfaith gathering to focus on environment

Véronique LaCapra — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:00:00 +0000

People from a range of religious traditions and faiths will be gathering this afternoon to talk about environmental sustainability.

St. Louis EcoFaith co-organizer Steve Lawler says the goal is to build an interfaith network that can support environmental awareness and action.

Himself an Episcopal priest, Lawler says concern for the environment is integral to many different religions, from Buddhism to Islam.

What do dry-cleaning and online dating have in common?

The Associated Press and Kelsey Proud — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:08:37 +0000

Both were subjects of new laws signed by Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn today.

Our environment: a conversation with President Obama's principal environmental advisor Nancy Sutley

Véronique LaCapra — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:35:00 +0000

Nancy Sutley is President Obama’s principal environmental advisor and the Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality.

She was recently in St. Louis to speak with high school students and utility regulators.

St. Louis Public Radio’s Véronique LaCapra caught up with Sutley between speaking engagements to talk about what the Obama Administration is doing to address some of the environmental issues facing our region.

New Ill. law creates environmental justice commission

The Associated Press — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:50:16 +0000

Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation creating a commission to ensure minorities and the poor aren't disproportionately affected by environmental pollution.

The Environmental Justice Act was sponsored by Democratic Sen. Toi Hutchinson of Chicago Heights and Rep. Will Davis of East Hazel Crest.