Coal

Ameren operates a coal-fired power plant in Labadie, Mo., about 35 miles west of St. Louis, and wants to build a 400-acre landfill near the plant to store…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 1, 2010 - "I had no idea." That's the first thing people say when they actually observe the coal…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 8, 2010 - U.S. Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond, R-Mo., is among the Senate Republicans expecting to…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 29, 2009 - If you are reading this story on a computer, you are probably using electricity from…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 29, 2009 - In the push for cleaner air, public attention has now turned to the main product of…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 12, 2009 - For residents of the Illinois town of Mattoon, it's back to the FutureGen.The…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 23, 2009 - To understand the fight over the future of coal on the U.S. energy menu, you have to…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 15, 2009 - Acid rain has all but disappeared from the headlines ... but not from the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 23, 2008 - After two decades of plunging and then stagnating coal production, the Illinois coal…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 22, 2008 - You know the coal industry is nervous when an analyst refers to the summer of 2008 as…