Missouri coal power plants polluting the groundwater, report says by: Dustin Lattimer. Posted: Jan 30, 2023 / 04:03 PM CST. Updated: Jan 30, 2023 / 04:03 PM CST.

Missouri officials aim to “elevate the discussion” around how to meet the prospect of rising power demand while also ...

Ameren also seeks to build its first large lithium-ion battery facility on the Jefferson County site of its former coal-fired ...

One coal power plant plagued with environmental issues is located in Missouri City, Missouri. There, a coal-fired power plant operated by Independence Power & Light closed in 2015; the facility ...

The Independence City Council on July 18 passed a proposed resolution directing the end of coal use at two power plants owned and operated by the municipally-owned Independence Power and Light (IPL).

Coal-fired electric generation is buffeted by market and regulatory forces, but bond investors in one Missouri utility's coal-plant refinancing should be insulated, analysts say. The Missouri ...

The 524-megawatt Sibley power plant along the Missouri River burned its last coal about a year ago as part of a strategy by owner Evergy Inc. to pivot to cheaper, cleaner sources of energy.

KANSAS CITY — Gov. Jay Nixon flipped the switch Tuesday on Kansas City Power & Light’s new $2 billion power plant near Weston, Mo., lauding the utility’s vision but openly wondering if ...

Evergy’s Hawthorn coal power plant in eastern Kansas City is seen in 2018. File photo by Mike Ransdell The Kansas City Star The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released an order Wednesday ...

An aging, polluting coal power plant in Missouri was headed for retirement this year. But because the region’s grid operator needs the plant’s electricity to reduce the risk of blackouts, ...

A February file photo of the Lawrence Energy Center, a coal-fired power plant near Lawrence, Kansas. Its owner, Evergy, plans to retire it by 2025 in favor of cleaner energy.

The North Omaha Station, a coal burning power plant, was supposed to stop burning coal next year. But its owner wants an extension to keep burning coal for three more years.