Water conservationists, fearing a rubber stamp for developments, are urging lawmakers to reject a bill that would speed up Department of Natural Resources' permitting for marine projects.

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By CLAY BARBOUR Wisconsin State Journal MADISON, Wis. (AP) — In the past six months, three wind farm developers with a combined investment of more than $600 million have stopped operations in Wisconsin — victims of regulatory uncertainty and what ...

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By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — An energy supplier in northern Michigan can go ahead with plans to build a coal-burning power plant. The state Department of Environmental Quality announced Wednesday that it has approved Wolverine Power Supply ...

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By Jack Zemlicka A new legislative plan to build an approximately $700 million, four-lane bridge across the St. Croix River could set a dangerous precedent for future developments in other protected areas, environmental advocates say. The recently introduced St. Croix ...

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HOULTON, Wis. (AP) — A project to upgrade a bridge between Wisconsin and Minnesota might be allowed to continue despite environmental objections. The 1930s-era steel drawbridge connects Houlton, Wis., and Stillwater, Minn. Efforts to replace it have been held up ...

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By Patrick Condon Associated Press St. Paul, Minn. — Minnesota legislators are moving to lift state restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions from coal production that critics say has amounted to a moratorium on the construction of new coal plants. Republican-controlled ...

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A 2004 Menasha plan to upgrade a municipal power plant to satisfy local businesses has backfired to the point that only a deal with bondholders can keep the city from the edge of bankruptcy.

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Several environmental groups say highly corrosive Canadian crude oil makes underground pipelines in northern Minnesota and elsewhere vulnerable to leaks and ruptures. The groups say tar sands crude from Canada is more toxic than ordinary petroleum. The ...

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The city of Menasha has entered into a consent decree with the Sierra Club and several government agencies regarding its operation of the River Street Power Plant. The plant was voluntarily closed in October 2009 because of the air pollution. ...

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By Marie Rohde During and after the Groundhog Day blizzard that crippled most of Milwaukee, the sidewalks around the Marshal & Ilsley Bank Building were clear and dry. Like a number of downtown buildings, the bank has heated sidewalks. “They ...

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