Lieber on working vacation — 2014-08-15
Updated, today, Aug. 15, 2014 A ‘Do-Nothing” House of Representatives is finally doing something. They’ve gone fishing. I’m not quite sure what my Republican opponent Ann Wagner is doing during the Congressional vacation, but each weekday I will let you know of the kind of activities in which I would…
Three steps to take to protect the environment
Question from Brian of St. Louis: What are three things that we can do in the next two years to improve our environment? Response from Arthur Environmental protection means economic change. The people who oppose environmental safeguards do not prefer and ugly or endangered environment; they just prefer to protect…
Give her a break; it’s not easy to run for office in coal country
I’m a pretty good environmentalist who believes that in the macro sense, we can place strict environmental regulations on our energy companies and also create new jobs. We can move away from coal with its high concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and sulfur and accelerate our transition towards wind, solar,…
Environment
As Americans, it is absolutely essential that we take all necessary steps to protect our environment. At the federal level, this means stronger regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and stricter enforcement of existing rules. There is considerable natural beauty in Missouri’s Second Congressional District and we must take…