A new report says nearly all Missouri coal plants are releasing toxins into the groundwater. The report says improper storage of waste materials from coal-fired power plants are causing unsafe levels of groundwater contamination at 91% of U.S. coal plants.
“The new green economy can be as exclusive and as unjust as the old one,” said the Rev. Rodrick Burton. He and others want local residents to decide how the region responds to climate change.
The coal ash basins at Labadie Energy Center contain 15 million cubic yards of waste, the largest volume of Ameren’s four coal-fired power plants in Missouri.
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