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.

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By DINA CAPPIELLO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is clamping down on pollution from power plants in 27 states — including Wisconsin — that contribute to unhealthy air downwind. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced on Thursday ...

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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency notified the state of Wisconsin this week that it was starting an investigation into 15 publically owned power plants to determine if they were violating clean ...

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Dairyland Power Cooperative agreed to pay $50,000 to settle an environmental lawsuit stemming from work done without a permit at its Algoma station last year. The LaCrosse-based cooperative operates a number of power plants that serve 16 communities in the ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Sierra Club is asking a judge to force the Department of Natural Resources to release public records related to alleged Clean Air Act violations at state-run power plants. In a lawsuit filed Monday, the environmental ...

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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State lawmakers started poring over a sweeping renewable energy bill Wednesday, establishing battle lines as the measure inches toward a vote. The bill creates new renewable fuel standards, lifts Wisconsin’s ...

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Adrian Sainz AP Real Estate Writer Miami — They’re lurking, holding bags of cash and eyeing distressed condo markets. Big-time cash investors are snapping up South Florida condo units in bulk. There have been at least seven purchases of 10 ...

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Andrew Taylor AP Writer Washington — The U.S. Senate passed a $34.3 billion energy spending bill that backs up President Barack Obama’s promise to close the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility in Nevada. The bill also covers hundreds of Army ...

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