Dairyland Power Cooperative has filed an application seeking permission from Wisconsin regulators to build a $700 million natural gas plant in Superior, a project that just barely won regulatory approval in Minnesota last fall.

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Clean-energy advocates will get a second chance to block the proposed construction of a natural-gas plant in northern Wisconsin, although the odds of prevailing are not in their favor.

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Opponents of Enbridge Energy's proposed replacement of its Line 3 crude-oil pipeline may turn their attention to fighting the project on other fronts as a Minnesota regulatory panel prepares to take one of its final steps to allow it to proceed.

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The Michigan Legislature approved a bill on Tuesday that would allow the replacement of a 65-year-old oil pipeline in a Great Lakes waterway, voting to establish a state authority that would oversee the construction of a tunnel to encase a new segment of pipe.

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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder hopes to use the final weeks of his time in office to lock in a deal allowing the construction of a hotly debated oil-pipeline tunnel beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes — a plan his successor opposes but may be powerless to stop.

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Minnesota regulators on Monday narrowly approved plans for a $700 million natural-gas plant in Superior, giving the go-ahead to a project that would provide power across state lines while blocking an independent group's call for an environmental review of the project.

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Powerful winds have whipped up big waves along the shores of Lake Superior, flooding a business district and causing power outages.

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Social media caused confusion during evacuation efforts following a refinery explosion and fire in Wisconsin, according to a report.

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A northern Wisconsin college is working with various local, state and federal partners on a project to slow the flow of stormwater and reduce erosion in and around Superior.

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Superior city council members' decision to award a public contract to a non-union company turned into a barroom brawl during an encounter at a local saloon, leading to the arrest of two union officials.

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