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5:37 pm
Thu March 14, 2013

At St. Louis Gas Stations, Fume-Reducing Nozzles Get (Rid Of) The 'Boot'

Credit Véronique LaCapra, St. Louis Public Radio (left) and Art Chimes (right)
Starting on March 15, gas stations in Franklin, Jefferson, St. Charles and St. Louis counties and the city of St. Louis can switch from vapor-capturing nozzles (black “boot,” left) to ordinary nozzles (right).
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EPA-Air Pollution
1:42 pm
Tue August 21, 2012

Court vacates EPA rule limiting cross-state power plant pollution

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EPA map showing how air pollution moves between states.
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Updated 4 p.m.

A federal appeals court has vacated an EPA rule that would have limited the amount of power plant pollution that drifts across state lines. The impact of the ruling by the three-judge panel will be felt in Missouri.

The EPA passed the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule last summer.

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Air Pollution
5:48 pm
Thu August 9, 2012

Report: Mo, Ill. still among top power plant air pollution states as emissions reduce

Credit (Véronique LaCapra, St. Louis Public Radio)
Ameren’s power plant near Labadie, Mo.
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Updated at 6:30 p.m. to add information on mercury pollution.

A new report released today puts both Missouri and Illinois among the top 20 states with the most toxic air pollution from power plants.

The Natural Resources Defense Council report ranked Missouri 15th and Illinois 16th nationwide, based on 2010 data from the Environmental Protection Agency, the most recent data available.

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