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This is a list of Superfund sites in Missouri designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]
According to the Sierra Club, as of 2016 there were a total of 16 coal-fired power plants in Missouri, a decrease from 2012, when there were 23. [5] A Missouri City coal-fired power plant operated by Independence Power & Light closed in 2015; the facility was aging (60 years old) and could not comply with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pollution regulations. [6]
Coal plants have been closing at a fast rate since 2010 (290 plants closed from 2010 to May 2019; this was 40% of the US's coal generating capacity) due to competition from other generating sources, primarily cheaper and cleaner natural gas (a result of the fracking boom), which has replaced so many coal plants that natural gas now accounts for ...
Adair County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri.The population census for 2020 was 25,314. [1] As of July 1, 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for the county is 25,185, a -0.5% change.
Kirkwood is an inner-ring western suburb of St. Louis located in St. Louis County, Missouri.As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 27,540. [5] Founded in 1853, the city is named after James P. Kirkwood, builder of the Pacific Railroad through that city.
Tyson Foods announced that another plant will be closing its doors. On Monday, the food processing company announced that it would close its Emporia, Kansas facility in February 2025.
Map of Missouri conservation areas with the Northeast region highlighted. The Northeast administrative region of the Missouri Department of Conservation encompasses Adair, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Pike, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, and Sullivan counties. The regional conservation office is in Kirksville.
J. Huston Tavern is technically owned by the state of Missouri. Its building, at 305 Main St., is part of the Arrow Rock State Historic Site. For years, the state has bid out the restaurant space ...