On Oct. 26, 2014, plaintiff Jennifer Torrent, 43, a homemaker, was driving a Hyundai Veloster north on Ember Drive in Bedford. It was shortly after midnight. She came to a stop sign at Harwood Road, ...

Jennifer Torr walks along the outside of the Critical Mineral Recovery property near Fredericktown. The plant, which recycled lithium-ion batteries, caught fire in October (Allison Kite/Missouri ...

FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. — Jennifer Torr was at a coffee shop next door to the the Critical Mineral Recovery battery recycling plant when it caught fire in October, sending a tower of smoke into the air.

Jennifer Torr was at a coffee shop next door to the the Critical Mineral Recovery battery recycling plant when it caught fire in October, sending a tower of smoke into the air. She had no idea when ...

Since the fire, Torr and other residents have been organizing to bring their concerns to Madison County and state officials about the battery plant and a cobalt mine on the other side of town.