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Assembly Republicans are introducing a package of legislation that calls for placing charging stations for electric vehicles along freeways and for subsidizing rates for consumers who purchase renewable energy.

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A company says it's not moving forward on plans for a wind farm in Michigan's Upper Peninsula because of considerations including delays in the planning process.

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U.S. Justice Department attorneys want an appeals court to let construction proceed on the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada. But opponents say President Donald Trump is trying to skirt the law by issuing a new permit for the project.

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The federal agency that manages dams along the Missouri River received stern criticism from several U.S. senators Wednesday during a hearing held in Iowa to examine the causes of massive spring flooding this year that caused more than $3 billion in damage in the Midwest.

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Wisconsin added nearly 1,800 new clean-energy jobs last year despite a slowing of growth in the industry nationwide, according to a new report.

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Cindy Blanc, 57, and her 61-year-old husband, Peter Minucci, are freelance musicians who moved to 5 acres in the countryside in south central Wisconsin for the scenic views and serenity.

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Wisconsin utility regulators on Thursday approved a series of solar-energy proposals that renewable-energy advocates contend will lead to a five-fold increase in solar generation in the state.

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President Donald Trump's support for shifting more power to states faded on Wednesday next to his affinity for oil and gas production, as he aimed to make it harder for states to cite environmental concerns as a reason to block pipelines and other energy projects.

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said earlier this week that his administration has renewed its challenge of a regulatory panel’s approval of Enbridge Energy’s plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude-oil pipeline across northern Minnesota, saying he wants to let the legal process play out.

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After lawmakers in January temporarily halted a sputtering law requiring historic homes to be deconstructed rather than demolished, Milwaukee officials are planning to use deconstruction to take down not quite half of the blighted properties the city hopes to clear away this year.