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The Southeast Missouri Food Bank / Lisa Church/Ahead of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health on Wed. Sept. 28th, Feeding America released “Elevating Voices to End Hunger Together: Community-Driven Solutions to Address America’s Hunger Crisis”. The report included insights and anti-hunger policy recommendations gleaned from listening sessions held across the country, including in southeast Missouri. -
The Southeast Missouri Food Bank / Lisa Church/Ahead of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health on Wed. Sept. 28th, Feeding America released “Elevating Voices to End Hunger Together: Community-Driven Solutions to Address America’s Hunger Crisis”. The report included insights and anti-hunger policy recommendations gleaned from listening sessions held across the country, including in southeast Missouri.
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A company called Nexgen Silica hopes to build a mine in St. Genevieve County. Residents who live with the toxic legacy of lead mining worry history could be repeating itself. -
Voters will decide this fall whether to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri. But critics have concerns about the amendment's expungement provisions, and the fact that it will allow the state to continue capping business licenses.
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NexGen Mining Inc. plans to mine silica sand in Ste. Genevieve County despite blowback from residents.
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Jackson voters approved a $10.1 million revenue bond to 'acquire, construct, extend and improve' their city's 33-year-old water infrastructure, as recommended by the Board of Aldermen.
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The Missouri Department of Agriculture has opened applications for a grant for urban farmers who tackle food insecurity in their communities. While grants are crucial for urban farms, some find this one to be inaccessible.
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The Missouri Department of Conservation wants public input on changes to its plan to manage Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), among white-tailed deer.
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Farmers and ranchers are raising red flags about the need for more regulation of concentrated animal feeding operations, known as CAFOs, and highlighting sustainable practices which can be used to produce food and fight climate change.
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With the Department of Natural Resources approving an Industrial Mineral permit, NexGen Silica was set to start development of a silica mine located in Ste Genevieve. However, a local health ordinance is preventing them from moving forward. This has prompted NexGen Silica LLC to sue Ste Genevieve to overturn the ordinance.
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The Rural Community Workers Alliance has received a Rapid Response grant from the HEAL Food Alliance, to support its work with immigrant and refugee workers at meat-processing plants.
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The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will decide whether the proposed Nexgen Silica mine will be approved and developed near Hawn State Park in Ste Genevieve.
