landfill

In Response To Landfill Stench, Company To Cover Hotel Stays For Bridgeton Residents

Véronique LaCapra — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:11:20 +0000

The company that owns the Bridgeton Landfill is offering to cover the cost of hotel stays for nearby residents who want to get away from the smell.

On Tuesday, Republic Services sent a letter to 270 households within a one-mile radius of the landfill, saying the company would pay for residents to move to a pet-friendly hotel between May 20 and June 14.

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

Véronique LaCapra — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:00:54 +0000

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.

Local Group Appeals Court Decision Allowing Coal Ash Landfill In Labadie

Véronique LaCapra — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:26:46 +0000

A local environmental group filed an appeal this morning in an ongoing effort to keep Ameren from building a coal ash landfill next to its power plant in Labadie.

Last month, a circuit court judge ruled that the Franklin County Commission was in the right when it approved a zoning amendment that would allow construction of the landfill.

But a group of 12 Labadie families, led by the grassroots Labadie Environmental Organization, is challenging that decision.

Fumes From Bridgeton Landfill Not A Health Risk, Says Mo. DNR

Véronique LaCapra — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:09:42 +0000

A fire has been smoldering underground at the Bridgeton landfill for more than two years. People living in the area have complained of strong chemical smells, and of symptoms including burning eyes and headaches.

Earlier this month, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources tested the air there for toxic chemicals. The DNR took samples on two separate days at six sites near the landfill, including some in a residential area.

Conversations on coal ash: Labadie, Mo. debates Ameren landfill

Johanna Mayer and Véronique LaCapra — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:46:24 +0000

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/national/local-national-982565.mp3

Labadie, Mo. is a town about 35 miles from St. Louis that might be described as “quaint” and “quiet.” But for the past two years, a controversy between some town residents and Ameren Missouri, an electric company that has a power plant situated in the Missouri River bottoms near Labadie, has sparked a lively local discourse. It concerns the ash that’s leftover from burning coal at the plant. Johanna Mayer has this report.