The Labadie Power Station in Missouri was the U.S. power sector's worst sulfur dioxide (SO₂) polluter in 2023, with emissions of 44,266 tons. Nevertheless, SO₂ emissions at the coal-fired power station decreased by roughly 11 percent year-on-year. Labadie was also the second-biggest carbon dioxide emitter in the U.S. power sector in 2023, behind the James H. Miller Jr. Power Station in Alabama.
Largest sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emissions from power plants in the United States from 2022 to 2023
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