OneSTL - Implementing Our Regional Sustainability Plan

Back in 2009, HUD gave St. Louis their largest-ever grant award to develop a regional sustainability plan. A zillion stakeholder-session hours late, OneSTL took form. But, as with many plans, there was no $$ for implementation - until Person-Power took the helm. Today, circles of advocates working in six focus areas are implementing SMART targets, making OneSTL both plan and reality. Earthworms is proud to spotlight OneSTL in this conversation with Aaron Young, Sustainability Project Manager, and Gena Jain, Sustainability Planner with our East-West Gateway Council of Governments.         Across our bi-state region, under the banner of OneSTL, good work is underway the areas of Food Access, Water and Green Infrastructure, Materials and Recycling, Energy and Emissions, Green Transportation and Biodiversity. Give a listen!             THANKS to Earthworms engineers, Andy Heaslet, Jon Valley and Andy Coco Earthworms host Jean Ponzi contributed to We Are OneSTL stories for November 2020.  Earthworms Conversations with St. Louis Leaders:  Dr. Sharon Deem, DVM: One Health for People, Animals, Earth VR Botany: Dr. Kyra Krakos Brings Outdoors Waaaaaaay In Heather Navarro: 50 Years of MO Coalition for the Environment