Category: Clean Air

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new carbon rule released on Monday, June 2nd will result in a 30% reduction from 2005 levels in nationwide power plant carbon emissions by 2030. The new rule outlines state-by-state reductions that cumulatively result in the 30% reduction. For Missouri, this means a 21% reduction from our 2012 emission levels, which would help…

Background On June 25, 2013, President Obama issued a Presidential Directive, called the Climate Action Plan, that included a Presidential Memorandum directing the EPA to issue rules on carbon emission limits. Just short of a year later on June 2, 2014, the EPA released a proposed rule to reduce carbon emissions from existing power plants,…

Greenhouse Gases Greenhouse gases emissions are trapping heat in our atmosphere, leading to increased temperatures. These emissions are also impacting the frequency of precipitation events, causing more frequent droughts in some parts of the world while increasing flooding and hurricanes in other parts of the world. As a result, communities, plant and animal species, entire ecosystems, and…

NRC Delays Callaway Nuclear License Extension  On December 10, 2014, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission delayed the license extension of Ameren Missouri’s Callaway 1 nuclear reactor. The temporary delay is a result of MCE’s request for a hearing with the NRC. MCE applauds the NRC’s decision not rush the license extension given the pending legality of its…

Thank you for your support of decreased carbon pollution and increased renewable energy! We want to give a big Thank You to all the individuals who submitted comments and to all the supporting environmental, faith-based, and health-based organizations who signed onto our letters of organizational support for the EPA’s Clean Power Plan. We submitted all…

For immediate release: November 12, 2014 Contact: Heather Navarro, Missouri Coalition for the Environment 314.808.4345, hnavarro@moenviron.org PJ Wilson, Renew Missouri 417.459.7468, pj@renewmo.org Survey shows 77% of Missouri voters support a state plan to cut carbon pollution JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Polling data released today by Clean Air Missouri shows Missouri voters overwhelming support a state plan…