Ameren http://news.stlpublicradio.org en Environmental Groups Demand Groundwater Testing Near Ameren Power Plants http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/environmental-groups-demand-groundwater-testing-near-ameren-power-plants <p></p> Thu, 23 May 2013 22:53:24 +0000 Véronique LaCapra 26680 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org Environmental Groups Demand Groundwater Testing Near Ameren Power Plants Legislation To Allow Surcharge For Electric System Upgrades Stalls In Mo. Senate http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/legislation-allow-surcharge-electric-system-upgrades-stalls-mo-senate <p>Legislation has stalled in the Missouri Senate that would allow investor-owned electric companies to charge consumers for infrastructure improvements.</p><p>Opponents argued that Ameren Missouri, Empire District and Kansas City Power and Light (KCP&amp;L)&nbsp;make enough money to pay for improvements without levying an Infrastructure System Replacement&nbsp;Surcharge (ISRS) on their customers.&nbsp; Several Senators are blocking the measure, including Republican Rob Schaaf of St. Joseph.</p> Thu, 02 May 2013 08:48:59 +0000 Marshall Griffin 26008 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org Legislation To Allow Surcharge For Electric System Upgrades Stalls In Mo. Senate Protesters Urge State To Test Groundwater For Coal Ash Contamination Near Ameren Power Plants http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/protesters-urge-state-test-groundwater-coal-ash-contamination-near-ameren-power-plants <p></p><p>A small but vocal group of protesters gathered outside Ameren Missouri's headquarters in St. Louis today to voice their opposition to the company's plans to build several new coal ash landfills.</p> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:00:54 +0000 Véronique LaCapra 25756 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org Protesters Urge State To Test Groundwater For Coal Ash Contamination Near Ameren Power Plants Ameren: Mo. Nuclear Plant 'Operating Safely' In Wake Of Accident http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/ameren-mo-nuclear-plant-operating-safely-wake-accident <p><em>Updated 3:51 p.m. April 4</em></p><p>Ameren Missouri released a statement today saying that the plant is operating safely, but did not release any further details about those injured. An excerpt of the statement:&nbsp;</p><blockquote><p></p> Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:57:15 +0000 The Associated Press 25069 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org Ameren: Mo. Nuclear Plant 'Operating Safely' In Wake Of Accident Local Group Appeals Court Decision Allowing Coal Ash Landfill In Labadie http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/local-group-appeals-court-decision-allowing-coal-ash-landfill-labadie <p>A local environmental group filed an appeal this morning in an ongoing effort to keep Ameren from building a coal ash landfill next to its power plant in Labadie.</p><p>Last month, a circuit court judge ruled that the Franklin County Commission was in the right when it approved a zoning amendment that would allow construction of the landfill.</p><p>But a group of 12 Labadie families, led by the grassroots Labadie Environmental Organization, is challenging that decision.</p> Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:26:46 +0000 Véronique LaCapra 9365 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org Local Group Appeals Court Decision Allowing Coal Ash Landfill In Labadie