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xchrom

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Thu Apr 25, 2013, 07:59 AM Apr 2013

A big blow for Big Coal in Wisconsin

http://grist.org/news/one-more-wisconsin-coal-plant-to-shutter-others-will-be-improved/

Wisconsinites will be breathing a lot easier after another coal-fired power plant is shuttered and two more are overhauled to reduce air pollution.

The coming improvements are courtesy of the EPA’s latest legal victory over polluting coal-plant operators. The EPA and the Sierra Club reached a settlement with Wisconsin Power and Light Company and other utilities following allegations of Clean Air Act violations.

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

Under the settlement, filed in federal court in Madison on Earth Day, the utilities will be assessed a civil penalty of $2.45 million for alleged violations of air pollution laws over the years. …

But the big-ticket item in the settlement is the nearly $1.2 billion the utilities are spending to keep the largest of the coal plants operating by adding more modern pollution controls. …
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A big blow for Big Coal in Wisconsin (Original Post) xchrom Apr 2013 OP
Good news! n/t BlueToTheBone Apr 2013 #1
Good news. freshwest Apr 2013 #2
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