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One of state’s dirtiest coal plants operates without permit MADISON — Clean Wisconsin and the Sierra Club filed suit against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today, asking the court to compel the DNR to issue an air permit for Milwaukee’s Valley Power Plant, one of the dirtiest coal plants in the state. “The

Rule revisions are critical to cleaning up rivers, lakes and streams MADISON — Over the last two weeks, farmers, municipalities, environmentalists and others came together at legislative hearings, showing support for two rule revisions and representing a united effort to mitigate a silent threat to Wisconsin’s waters: phosphorus. “The cultural and economic importance of Wisconsin’s waters

New solar panel plant will lie in shadow of one of state’s dirtiest coal plants   MILWAUKEE — Helios USA, a start-up solar panel manufacturer, demonstrated how clean energy can boost economic recovery today when the company’s CEO announced it would create at least 50 new positions at its new plant located in Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley.