DNR Skips Public Hearings for Two Industrial Air Permits | The Locally Times

Public notices for two recent air permits lack facility locations and pollutant details, with the state providing no instructions for submitting comments.

## Key Details Missing from Permit Notice The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting public comments on a draft air permit for Superior Industrial Solutions Inc. through March 8, 2026. Public notices from the DNR and the Missouri Soil and Water Districts Commission classify the request as a Draft Intermediate Operating Permit from the state’s Air Pollution Control Program. The comment period began on February 6, 2026. However, the public notices do not specify the location of the facility, the nature of its operations, or the types and volumes of pollutants the permit would regulate. ## Written Comment Only, No Hearing Scheduled Records from both state agencies confirm that no public meeting or hearing will be held for the Superior Industrial Solutions Inc. permit application. This limits public feedback to written comments submitted during the designated period. The public notices do not provide information on how to submit comments or how to access the draft permit for review. Furthermore, the documents do not outline the criteria the Air Pollution Control Program uses to determine whether a public hearing is necessary for an industrial air permit application. ## Pattern of Limited Public Engagement The decision to forgo a public hearing is not an isolated event. A separate public notice for a Draft Intermediate Operating Permit for Consolidated Grain and Barge Scott City shows a similar process. That permit’s public comment period ran from January 30, 2026, to March 1, 2026. As with the Superior Industrial permit, the notices for Consolidated Grain and Barge also confirmed that no public hearing was scheduled. In both cases, the state has limited public engagement on environmental permits to a written comment period for which it has not provided submission instructions or key project details.