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Plan demonstrates lack of environmental and economic foresight MADISON — Alliant Energy earlier this week announced that the company plans to close the Blackhawk and Rock River natural gas-fired power plants in Beloit as a result of a recent reduction in demand for electricity within its service territory. “We’re all for reducing our reliance on

Committee votes to increase tipping fee and restores funding to Clean Sweep program MADISON — The Joint Finance Committee today acted to create disincentive for neighboring states to dump trash in Wisconsin landfills by voting to significantly raise the tipping fee, a fee charged on a per-ton basis for dumping non-recycled waste in the state.

Committee votes to increase tipping fee and restores funding to Clean Sweep program MADISON — The Joint Finance Committee today acted to create disincentive for neighboring states to dump trash in Wisconsin landfills by voting to significantly raise the tipping fee, a fee charged on a per-ton basis for dumping non-recycled waste in the state.