A Minnesota appeals court on Monday allowed the $700 million Nemadji Trail Energy Center in Superior to proceed toward groundbreaking after finding regulators had rightly decided the natural-gas plant would be less expensive and more reliable than producing renewable energy.

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The Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin is asking Minnesota's high court to pass on ordering a new environmental review for the proposed $700 million Nemadji Trail Energy Center in Superior.

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Minnesota's high court will review a lower court's ruling that ordered a new environmental review for a proposed $700 million natural-gas plant in Superior.

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Wisconsin regulators signed off Thursday on a plan calling for the construction in Jefferson County of a solar farm whose cost could exceed $100 million and that could produce energy for utility Dairyland Power Cooperative.

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Dairyland Power Cooperative plans to close its coal-fired station in Genoa by the end of 2021.

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State regulators have approved plans for a $700 million power plant on the shores of Lake Superior despite conservationists' concerns that the facility will harm the environment.

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The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday ordered state regulators to reconsider whether an environmental review is necessary for a proposed natural gas-fired power plant that would be built by Minnesota and Wisconsin utilities.

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The proposed $700 million Nemadji Trail Energy Center to be built in Superior wouldn't have enough access to the millions of gallons of water it needs to operate, according to an environmental report prepared by state regulators.

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An American Indian tribe in northern Wisconsin has joined environmental groups urging state regulators to reject plans to build a $700 million natural gas-fired power plant in Superior.

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The Wisconsin Public Service Commission won't weigh in on whether a $700 million natural-gas plant proposed for Superior will contribute to climate change despite objections made by various environmental groups.

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