Missouri Coalition for The Environment

We are a 56 year old environmental organization working to protect human health and the environment. Missouri is home to over 6 million people. MCE’s work benefits every one of them. We have approximately 800 members and 14,000 supporters.

Areas of focus for our organization include:

• Climate Change: lowering greenhouse gas emissions and improving climate resilience
• Hazardous Waste: supporting local groups in identifying and advocating for the removal of toxic and radioactive waste in their communities
• Empowering Residents: we actively support local community groups to identify their own concerns and craft plans to address environmental health and justice issues 

Some of our recent accomplishments include:

• In one of the most significant achievements in our 56 year history, MCE played a central role in passing an amendment to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) in 2025 - a long-overdue step toward justice for Missourians harmed by radioactive weapons waste.
• During 2025, we also helped shepherd a bill in the Missouri legislature that expands testing for hazardous waste in the St. Louis area.
• We have guided dozens of community groups, municipalities, and state agencies on how to regulate data centers in a way that protects the environment and human health, and this has led to multiple proposed ordinances and state laws on this issue.