Missouri House Bill 580 aims restrict the advancement and implementation of energy code by municipalities and local jurisdictions. House Bill 580 prevents communities from adopting ordinances, resolutions, regulations, codes, or policies that: Prohibit or have the...
In climate activism, an “urgency trap,” as I call it, bleeds from the corporate sphere into our efforts to heal the world. Amplified by the timelines we hear about various “tipping points” and deadlines for extinction, urgency has become the climate movement’s main...
Southern Illinois Residents Invited to FEMA Updated Flood Maps – Open House Meetings January 2023 Everyone should attend an upcoming Flood Risk Open House with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the St. Louis Metro East Region. Especially if your...
Did you know that the City of St. Louis was just the fourth jurisdiction in the United States to pass a Building Energy Performance Standard – and the first in the Midwest? We’re so proud to have played a role in getting both the benchmarking &...
Even though it’s a few years old, we thought the timing was right to re-share Advancing Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy & Electric Vehicle Policy in the St. Louis Region. This toolkit was created to help advocate for action and policy in the built...
By Steve O’Rourke, Missouri Gateway GBC 2022 Board Chair and Profit Center Manager at Greentech Renewables The Inflation Reduction Act has been widely lauded as the most aggressive action toward tackling the climate crisis in American history, and the White...
