Ameren Missouri Granted Mediator for Pollution Control Dispute

Coal plant operator Ameren Missouri won its bid for a private mediator to potentially resolve its 13-year legal battle over excess pollution.

In an order issued Tuesday, St. Louis federal court Judge Rodney W. Sippel compelled the US government and Ameren to complete third-party arbitration over remedies to Clean Air Act violations in September. Additionally, the parties must schedule a mitigation hearing next month regarding Ameren’s progress in reducing excess sulfur dioxide emissions.

Ameren motioned the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri for mediation in April after the government claimed the company’s promise to shut down its ...