Editing New Madrid, Missouri (section)

=== Coal pollution ===
The New Madrid coal plant owned by Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. was identified as one of 17 "deadliest coal plants in the US" by the [[Sierra Club]], citing emissions and regional haze affecting neighboring communities. [[Sulfur dioxide]] pollution in the Bootheel has been found to exceed [[National Ambient Air Quality Standards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kite |first=Allison |date=2023-05-25 |title=Sierra Club calls on EPA to enforce coal plant rules, highlighting Missouri facilities • Missouri Independent |url=https://missouriindependent.com/2023/05/25/sierra-club-calls-on-epa-to-enforce-coal-plant-rules-highlighting-missouri-facilities/ |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Missouri Independent |language=en-US}}</ref> The plant was reopened in 2018 following the application of the [[first Trump tariffs]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=McLaughlin |first=Tim |date=2020-06-02 |title=Trade war tradeoff: How a Missouri town got America's dirtiest air |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/business/environment/trade-war-tradeoff-how-a-missouri-town-got-americas-dirtiest-air-idUSKBN2391GK/ |access-date=2024-09-25 |work=Reuters}}</ref>