1 dead, 1 critical in Wis. mill accident (UPDATE)

Utilities settle with EPA over air pollution

Published: April 23, 2013
Tags: Alliant Energy, Clean Air Act, coal, Dairyland Power Cooperative, EPA, Madison Gas & Electric, pollution, power, Sierra Club, We Energies, Wisconsin Power & Light, Wisconsin Public Service

Wisconsin utilities have agreed to spend more than $1 billion to clean up aging coal-fired power plants under a settlement with federal regulators announced Monday.

Utility scales back plan for Mich. power line (UPDATE)

Published: February 8, 2013
Tags: American Transmission, ATC, coal, CUB, power plant, We Energies

A Wisconsin utility is scaling back its plans to run power lines into Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, citing reduced energy needs and a pending review of future needs.

Trial by tire: Cement co. uses alternative source for energy

Published: January 9, 2013
Tags: cement, coal, emissions, energy, EPA

First there’s a hissing sound as a gate opens to expose the glowing orange inferno burning within the maw of the Kosmos Cement kiln.

EPA chief Jackson resigns

Published: December 27, 2012
Tags: coal, EPA, Keystone XL pipeline, Lisa Jackson, oil, power plants

The Obama administration’s chief environmental watchdog, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, is stepping down after an almost four-year tenure marked by high-profile brawls over global warming pollution, the Keystone XL oil pipeline, new controls on coal-fired plants and several other hot-button issues that affect the nation’s economy and people’s health.

Michigan Upper Peninsula power plant to get $130M-$140M upgrade

Published: November 27, 2012
Tags: coal, power plant, We Energies

Officials say a coal-fired power plant in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula will get $130 million to $140 million in upgrades under plans by a power cooperative and a Wisconsin-based utility.

Coal fire at We Energies brought under control

Published: November 5, 2012
Tags: coal, energy, Fire, We Energies

A coal fire at a We Energies power plant on Milwaukee County Grounds in Wauwatosa is under control but expected to burn for several days.

We Energies wants to convert Milwaukee plant from coal to natural gas

Published: August 17, 2012
Tags: coal, natural gas, Valley Power Plant, We Energies

We Energies will convert its coal-fired power plant near downtown Milwaukee to natural gas, the company announced Friday.

1,000-foot coal freighter blocks St. Marys channel

Published: August 15, 2012
Tags: coal, Coast Guard, St. Marys River

The U.S. Coast Guard says crews are working to free a grounded 1,000-foot coal freighter blocking the outbound channel of the St. Marys River that links lakes Superior and Huron.

New life for old Minn. power plant: Company switches from coal to natural gas

Published: August 13, 2012
Tags: coal, Excelsior Energy, natural gas, power plant, Public Utilities Commission, Sierra Club

A decade-old plan to build a new power plant in northern Minnesota is coming back before the state’s Public Utilities Commission next week – but in a smaller form and with a different energy source.