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Ameren Coal Ash Landfill Debate
2:38 pm
Tue October 25, 2011

Franklin Co. vote opens door for Ameren to build coal ash landfill

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Franklin County residents show their opposition to the landfill regulations prior to the Commission vote.
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The Franklin County government building in Union, Mo., where the County Commission meets.
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Franklin County Commissioners Ann Schroeder, John Griesheimer, and Terry O. Wilson (left to right).
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Updated 4:43 p.m.

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners has approved its controversial landfill zoning regulations, opening the door for Ameren to build a coal ash landfill in Labadie, Mo.

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Labadie Coal Ash Landfill
11:16 am
Thu October 6, 2011

Franklin County completes draft of coal ash landfill regulation; revised version posted

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Ameren’s 2,400-megawatt plant near Labadie, Mo., is the state’s largest coal-fired power plant.
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Update: 9:45 a.m. Oct 6:

Projected schedule for the Franklin County landfill zoning regulation:

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Morning round-up
9:20 am
Thu September 1, 2011

Morning Headlines: Thursday, September 1, 2011

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Artist rendering of Isle of Capri Casino in Cape Girardeau, set to open in Late 2012.
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Isle of Capri begins to take shape

Convoys of trucks began arriving Tuesday night at the construction site for the Isle of Capri casino in Cape Girardeau with concrete for the foundation. The Southeast Missourian reports that crews worked for nearly 12 hours, pouring more than 2,100 cubic yards of concrete.

The $125 million Isle of Capri is scheduled to open in late 2012. Features are expected to include three restaurants, a terrace overlooking the river and a 750-seat event center.

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Ameren Coal Ash Landfill Debate
4:46 pm
Thu August 18, 2011

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

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Ameren's plant near Labadie, Mo. sits in the Missouri River bottoms. Some area residents are opposed to the company's plan to build a 400-acre landfill next to the plant in order to store leftover coal ash.
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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.

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