St. Louis Public Radio
The Missouri DNR is now considering an updated five-year operating permit for the Labadie Energy Center, the state's largest coal-fired power plant.
A coalition of Franklin County residents and environmental groups wants Missouri officials to tighten permitting restrictions on the state’s largest coal-fired power plant.
Environmental advocates say wastewater used for cooling Ameren’s Labadie Energy Center, along with toxic contaminants leaching from coal ash ponds, pose a risk to wildlife and the surrounding area. As state officials prepare to renew the power plant’s operating permit for another five years, opponents maintain the proposed draft violates federal law and must be rewritten.