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Residents in southeast Wisconsin are concerned about how their health is being affected by black coal dust from a nearby power plant.
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State lags in climate fight against carbon dioxide
Wisconsin has fallen behind other states in efforts to decrease the amount of carbon dioxide billowing from smokestacks at coal-burning power plants.
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Read More »PSC removed climate change language from website
Wisconsin utility regulators removed references to climate change from their website months before state environmental officials altered global-warming language on their own site.
Read More »Alliant to close Cassville coal plant
Alliant Energy Corp. has announced its plan to close its coal-fired power plant in Cassville by the end of the year.
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Read More »Appeals court tosses suits challenging climate change plan
A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out a pair of high-profile lawsuits challenging the Obama administration's sweeping plan to address climate change, saying it's too early to challenge a proposed rule that isn't yet final.
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Read More »Cleaner SS Badger set to sail Lake Michigan
A coal-fired passenger ferry is set to return to service on Lake Michigan after undergoing a makeover to meet terms of a deal with the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Read More »Surviving Great Lakes coal-fired ship gets new lease on life
The last coal-fired steamship operating in U.S. waters is undergoing a makeover to meet the terms of a deal with the Environmental Protection Agency to eliminate pollution from the disposal of coal ash.
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Read More »New EPA rules treat coal ash like garbage
The Obama administration has set the first national standards for waste generated from coal burned for electricity, treating the leftovers more like household garbage rather than hazardous material.
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Read More »Study: Natural gas shift won’t slow climate change
Cheap and plentiful natural gas may not lead to a brighter energy future and won't slow global warming, a new study projects.
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Read More »Two Rivers plant to receive cleanup, makeover
The parent company of Wisconsin Public Service Corp. is cleaning up environmental pollutants left behind by a manufactured gas plant it operated.
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