Power Plants /tags/power-plants Power Plants en-US Copyright © 2024 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT Ameren Missouri to add power plants, upgrade grid to meet projected demand /health-science-environment/2025-02-17/ameren-missouri-to-add-power-plants-upgrade-grid-to-meet-projected-demand Ameren Missouri announced plans to upgrade its grid and build new power plants to meet an anticipated increase in demand from companies moving to the state. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-02-17/ameren-missouri-to-add-power-plants-upgrade-grid-to-meet-projected-demand Sarah Fentem Missouri environmental groups criticize proposed discharge permits for power plants /health-science-environment/2022-05-24/missouri-environmental-groups-criticize-proposed-discharge-permits-for-power-plants Missouri environmental groups are decrying proposed state rules that would allow power plants to discharge contaminants like coal ash into groundwater through a general permit for multiple facilities. Power plants currently have individual, site-specific permits. Wed, 25 May 2022 00:38:36 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-05-24/missouri-environmental-groups-criticize-proposed-discharge-permits-for-power-plants Sarah Fentem Midwest power plants are among the country’s worst polluters. But they don’t break EPA rules /health-science-environment/2022-01-11/midwest-power-plants-are-among-the-countrys-worst-polluters-but-they-dont-break-epa-rules Of the nation's 10 coal-fired power plants that produce the most sulfur dioxide, four are located in the Midwest. And yet, none violate Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards. Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:21:30 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-01-11/midwest-power-plants-are-among-the-countrys-worst-polluters-but-they-dont-break-epa-rules Kavahn Mansouri Lax Oversight Of Coal Plant Demolitions Could Leave Illinois Communities Vulnerable /health-science-environment/2021-03-03/lax-oversight-of-coal-plant-demolitions-could-leave-illinois-communities-vulnerable More than half of Illinois' 23 coal plants are closed, and five more will be shuttered this decade. Without clear rules for demolitions, activists say more environmental problems are likely to occur. Wed, 03 Mar 2021 11:20:31 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-03-03/lax-oversight-of-coal-plant-demolitions-could-leave-illinois-communities-vulnerable Eric Schmid Environmentalists Fear Coal Power Plant Demolition Will Send Dangerous Dust Into Madison County /health-science-environment/2021-01-28/environmentalists-fear-coal-power-plant-demolition-will-send-dangerous-dust-into-madison-county They’re worried Madison County will see a repeat of what happened in Chicago last year, when a similar demolition sent a large cloud of dust over one of the city’s neighborhoods. Fri, 29 Jan 2021 00:28:49 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-01-28/environmentalists-fear-coal-power-plant-demolition-will-send-dangerous-dust-into-madison-county Eric Schmid Missouri And Illinois Reduce Carbon Emissions But Still Remain Top Polluters /health-science-environment/2019-04-10/missouri-and-illinois-reduce-carbon-emissions-but-still-remain-top-polluters Missouri and Illinois are producing less carbon pollution than a decade ago but are still emitting more than many other states, according to the U.S.… Wed, 10 Apr 2019 21:47:28 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-04-10/missouri-and-illinois-reduce-carbon-emissions-but-still-remain-top-polluters Eli Chen PSC Hears Arguments On Labadie Coal Ash Landfill /health-science-environment/2014-03-30/psc-hears-arguments-on-labadie-coal-ash-landfill Hearings begin in Jefferson City Monday morning on a proposed coal ash landfill in Franklin County.Power company Ameren is seeking the Missouri Public… Mon, 31 Mar 2014 03:35:49 GMT /health-science-environment/2014-03-30/psc-hears-arguments-on-labadie-coal-ash-landfill Kelly MacNeil Sierra Club Alleges Thousands Of Air Quality Violations At Ameren's St. Louis-Area Plants /health-science-environment/2013-12-12/sierra-club-alleges-thousands-of-air-quality-violations-at-amerens-st-louis-area-plants Updated Thursday 10:15 p.m.The Sierra Club says Ameren has been routinely violating air quality standards at its St. Louis-area power plants.In a Notice… Thu, 12 Dec 2013 15:56:41 GMT /health-science-environment/2013-12-12/sierra-club-alleges-thousands-of-air-quality-violations-at-amerens-st-louis-area-plants Power plant pollutants fall but state remains on 'Toxic 20' list /health-science-environment/2012-08-10/power-plant-pollutants-fall-but-state-remains-on-toxic-20-list This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 10, 2012 - Despite being named to the Natural Resources Defense Council’s “Toxic 20” list for… Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:36:53 GMT /health-science-environment/2012-08-10/power-plant-pollutants-fall-but-state-remains-on-toxic-20-list David Baugher