Ameren Missouri and Sierra Club reach $2 million settlement over air quality...
Updated Friday, July 22 at 5:07p.m. with statement from Ameren Missouri — Ameren Missouri and the Sierra Club reached a $2 million settlement Thursday in U.S. District Court over the utility company's...
View ArticleAmeren project to allow electric vehicle drivers more access to charging...
Motorists driving Nissan Leafs or Chevy Volts could travel farther on Interstate 70 next year. Ameren Missouri filed a proposal to the Missouri Public Service Commission this week to build six...
View ArticleTrial begins in federal lawsuit against Ameren Missouri
Updated Aug. 22 with details from the trial — An Environmental Protection Agency lawsuit alleging that Ameren Missouri violated the Clean Air Act goes to trial today in U.S. District Court. The EPA...
View ArticleNew signs coming to Missouri highways will point the way to alternative fuel...
Motorists in Missouri will soon see new signs pointing to alternative fuel sources along interstate highways. The signage is part of a recently announced Federal Highway Administration effort to create...
View ArticleWarmer weather, busy workers lessen effect of ice storm in St. Louis
The St. Louis region went into high alert Thursday ahead of forecasted ice storms. Many schools and government offices were closed Friday, and grocery stores shut down in the early evening hours. But...
View ArticleFederal judge says Ameren's upgrades to Rush Island Power Plant violated...
A U.S. district court judge has ruled that Ameren Missouri violated the Clean Air Act when it made upgrades to its Rush Island Power Plant in Festus in the late 2000's. In 2011, the Environmental...
View ArticleSierra Club intervenes on federal air quality lawsuit against Ameren Missouri
Story updated Feb. 17 with comment from Ameren Missouri — A federal judge has approved the Sierra Club's request to intervene in a Clean Air Act lawsuit between Ameren Missouri and the Environmental...
View ArticleAmeren begins major upgrades at Lake of the Ozarks dam
The dam that created Lake of the Ozarks is getting its first major upgrade in more than three decades. Ameren Missouri this week began demolishing the old, weathered concrete at the Bagnell Dam, home...
View ArticleMissouri Senate set to take up Noranda bill on Friday; possible steel plant...
Updated May 25 with the day's actions — The special legislative session called by Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is getting closer to the finish line. A Missouri Senate committee voted 10-1 Thursday to...
View ArticleState data say Jefferson County air is in the clear; environmentalists say...
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has requested the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency upgrade Jefferson County's air quality status, now that levels of sulfur dioxide have dropped below...
View ArticleAmeren Missouri to generate more wind and solar power but some say the...
Missouri's largest utility company announced plans today that could dramatically reduce its impact on the environment. Ameren Missouri released multiple goals it hopes to achieve, which include adding...
View ArticleFuture of electricity production could be closer to home
A conversation has been sparked in Missouri about how electricity will be generated, stored and consumed in the future. The Missouri Public Service Commission, which regulates the state’s...
View ArticleMore wind energy on the horizon for Ameren Missouri's corporate and municipal...
In a couple of years, Missouri cities and corporations could be receiving more electricity from wind power as Ameren Missouri ramps up its wind power facilities. The utility filed a proposal with the...
View ArticleMissouri Air Conservation Commission approves plan to show EPA that Jefferson...
Jefferson County is one step closer to attaining the federal clean air standard for sulfur dioxide, a noxious gas that can cause asthma and respiratory illness. The Missouri Air Conservation Commission...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists say water permit will not address pollution from Ameren's...
Environmentalists plan to raise concerns at a public hearing tonight about water-quality issues caused by Ameren Missouri's Rush Island Energy Center in Festus. The Missouri Department of Natural...
View ArticleCoal ash regulations too weak and could be getting weaker, environmentalists say
As environmentalists voiced concerns in Washington about possible changes to the Environmental Protection Agency's rules on disposing coal ash waste , some in Missouri chose to express their opposition...
View ArticleAmeren plans to build a large network of wind turbines in northeast Missouri
Ameren Missouri on Monday announced plans to build a wind farm in northeast Missouri that could provide electricity to 120,000 homes. The utility has contracted renewable energy company Terra-Gen LLC...
View ArticleAmeren Missouri proposes a six-year program to cut customers’ energy costs
Ameren Missouri has proposed expanding its energy-efficiency programs to ease the company’s impact on the environment. In a proposal to the Missouri Public Service Commission on Tuesday, the utility...
View ArticleWill Missouri's new coal pollution regulations hold utilities accountable?
Just before former Gov. Eric Greitens resigned, he signed a bill to regulate coal-ash waste, a toxic byproduct of coal-fired power plants. Coal ash, also known as coal combustion residuals , contains a...
View ArticleEPA's new coal-ash rule could weaken oversight of waste sites
The Environmental Protection Agency has changed its regulations to give states more authority over how utilities should dispose and monitor pollution from toxic waste generated by coal-fired power...
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