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Ameren - Coal Ash
6:00 pm
Wed April 24, 2013

Protesters Urge State To Test Groundwater For Coal Ash Contamination Near Ameren Power Plants

Credit Véronique LaCapra, St. Louis Public Radio
Protesters join in an anti-coal ash chant outside Ameren headquarters in St. Louis.
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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.

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Science
3:45 pm
Thu October 18, 2012

Agreement Reached To Clean-Up Groundwater Contamination At St. Louis County Site

Credit (via Missouri Department of Natural Resources)
A map illustrating the contamination and plume area of the Chicago Heights site.
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A company has agreed to clean up groundwater contamination in north St. Louis County after tests raised concerns at homes near the plant.

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced a cleanup agreement with PerkinElmer Inc., a Massachusetts-based firm that operates the Missouri Metals plant. The agreement will be final after a 30-day comment period.

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Coal Landfill in Franklin County
5:32 pm
Tue December 14, 2010

Ameren to build coal ash landfill in Missouri River floodplain? No way, say Franklin County residents.

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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.
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A Google satellite view of the coal-fired power plant in Labadie, Mo. In this view you can see the section of land (as denoted in the previous image) where Ameren would like to build the coal-ash landfill.
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Ameren operates a coal-fired power plant in Labadie, Mo., about 35 miles west of St. Louis, and wants to build a 400-acre landfill near the plant to store coal waste.

Some Franklin County residents are definitely not happy about a possible landfill in the Missouri River floodplain and the effects it might have on drinking water.

Tonight they will once again be voicing their opposition to proposed regulations that would allow Ameren to go ahead with their plan.

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