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

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. 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.

7. Source: American Lung Association

8. DNC = Data Not Collected

9. 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.

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