Topics Covered Radioactive legacy of the St. Louis region (virtual tour) A look at Ameren Missouri’s coal plants in the St. Louis region (virtual tour)

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St. Louis Environmental Overview Ed Smith Policy Director Missouri Coalition for the Environment

Topics Covered Radioactive legacy of the St. Louis region (virtual tour) A look at Ameren Missouri’s coal plants in the St. Louis region (virtual tour) City of St. Louis 100% Renewable Energy Resolution Metropolitan Sewer District & Wastewater

Radioactive Legacy of the St. Louis Region Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, City of St. Louis Coldwater Creek, St. Louis County St. Louis Airport Site Hazelwood Interim Storage Site West Lake Landfill, St. Louis County Weldon Spring, St. Charles

Resources Coldwater Creek – Just the Facts Just Moms STL Missouri Coalition for the Environment Environmental Protection Agency Missouri Department of Natural Resources

Ameren Missouri’s Coal Power Plants • Labadie Energy Center Franklin County, Mo. Capacity: 2,372 MW Began Operation: 1970 • Meramec Energy Center St. Louis County, Mo. Capacity: 831 MW Began Operation: 1953 • Rush Island Energy Center Jefferson County, Mo. Capacity: 1,180 MW Began Operation: 1976 • Sioux Energy Center St. Charles County, Mo. Capacity: 970 MW Began Operation: 1967

EPA on Ozone Pollution Emissions from industrial facilities and electric utilities, motor vehicle exhaust, gasoline vapors, and chemical solvents are some of the major sources…breathing ozone can trigger a variety of health problems, particularly for children, the elderly, and people of all ages who have lung diseases such as asthma. Ground level ozone can also have harmful effects on sensitive vegetation and ecosystems.

Source: American Lung Association

DNC = Data Not Collected

City of St. Louis 100% Renewable Energy Goal STL Board of Aldermen pass 100% clean energy resolution Covered by NBC, Huffington Post, and various other local and national outlets Planning efforts are underway to create an inclusive community stakeholder process to reach this goal.

MSD & Sewer System Overflows History of St. Louis sewers Interactive map with MSD projects Green infrastructure reduce overflows

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