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Ameren - Coal Ash
5:16 pm
Wed May 2, 2012

Groundwater testing results from near Ameren's Labadie power plant posted online

Credit (via Ameren Missouri website)
This diagram is an excerpt of “figure 1” from Ameren’s “Detailed Site Investigation,” showing the location of the company’s proposed coal ash landfill near Labadie, Missouri.

Last week, we reported that Ameren was conducting limited groundwater testing near its coal-fired power plant in Labadie.

The results of that testing are now posted in a report on the company’s website. According to that report, levels of boron, arsenic, and other contaminants from three sampling wells were all below regulatory health limits.

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Ameren/Environment
12:38 pm
Wed April 25, 2012

Environmentalists file legal objection to Callaway nuclear renewal

Updated 2:15 p.m. with link to full legal document.

A St. Louis-based environmental group is asking the federal government to more closely scrutinize Ameren Corp.'s request for a 20-year license renewal at Missouri's only nuclear power plant.

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Environment - Energy - Coal
4:23 pm
Tue April 24, 2012

Environmental proposals defeated at Ameren shareholder meeting

Credit (Véronique LaCapra, St. Louis Public Radio)
These bottles were on display on a table outside of Powell Hall, where Ameren held its shareholder meeting this morning. They contain creek water from Labadie, Missouri, which supporters of the environmental shareholder proposals say may contain coal ash.

Three Ameren shareholder proposals were voted down today at the company’s annual shareholder meeting in St. Louis.

The proposals sought to have Ameren identify and address environmental problems related to its coal-fired power plants.

Sister Barbara Jennings coordinates the Midwest Coalition for Responsible Investment, a faith-based advocacy group that seeks to influence the policies of corporations.

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