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Judge orders Madison co. to pay pollution fine
A Madison company that polluted waters during a sandmining operation in the city of Blair will pay $200,000 in forfeitures and costs.
Justices air out issues in EPA pollution case
During an expanded, 90-minute argument session Tuesday, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court wrangled over whether the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to impose power plant emission rules upon states that contribute to the air pollution of neighboring states.
Judge rules dairy farm liable for environmental violations
The owner of Duescher’s Legendairy Farms, an animal feeding operation, will pay the state $100,000 for environmental violations.
PSC fined for pollution from power plant
The Wisconsin Public Service Corp. has been ordered to pay $80,000 in forfeitures and court costs for excessively polluting the area surrounding its coal power plant in Rothschild.
Federal court upholds Bush-era smog standard
A federal court on Tuesday upheld a 2008 air pollution standard the Obama administration vowed to strengthen, but later reversed itself and kept in place.
Recycling company fined for spills
A Clyman recycling company was ordered this month to pay $40,000 in penalties and court costs after it failed to adequately respond to two spills that sent waste into waterways, according to a news release sent Thursday by Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s office.
Biomass power plant settles pollution violations
The operator of a biomass power plant on the Mississippi River in Cassville will pay $150,000 to settle air pollution violations.
Utilities settle with EPA over air pollution
Wisconsin utilities have agreed to spend more than $1 billion to clean up aging coal-fired power plants under a settlement with federal regulators announced Monday.
Judge upholds chemical cleanup plan for Fox River
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Efforts to dredge toxic industrial chemicals from the Fox River should continue, a federal judge has ruled. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state Department of Natural Resources filed a federal lawsuit against NCR Corp. and 11 others in 2010, after the companies said they were dredging the river under protest and […]
Judge rules pollution at Wis. mine minimal
A federal judge has ruled that Flambeau Mining Co. violated federal clean water laws at its former copper mine near Ladysmith, but that the amount of pollution was minimal.
Supreme Court bars town from beefing up farm water rules
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a rural town lacks the authority to impose tougher water-quality standards on a livestock farm than the state requires.
2 companies in Fox River cleanup won’t have to pay
A federal judge has decided that two companies won't have to pay for the cleanup of PCBs from Little Lake Butte des Morts and portions of the Fox River.
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