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A federal judge has ruled that the city of Ashland and Ashland County are not responsible for the cleanup of a designated Superfund site on the city’s lakefront.
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Read More »Xcel Energy, railroads settle Ashland contamination lawsuit
Xcel Energy and two railroads have settled a lawsuit over contamination at the lakefront in Ashland.
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Read More »Xcel Energy sued for alleged nuclear plant overrun
A contractor is suing Xcel Energy Inc. alleging $45 million in unpaid cost overruns during an 18-month overhaul of the Prairie Island nuclear power plant near Red Wing, Minn.
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Read More »Government to pay Xcel $100M to settle lawsuit
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Xcel Energy says it has reached a $100 million settlement with the federal government over costs the company incurred because the Department of Energy failed to remove used nuclear fuel by a 1998 deadline. The company says ...
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Read More »High court blocks states’ climate change lawsuit (UPDATE)
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court blocked a federal lawsuit Monday by states and conservation groups trying to force cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The court said that the authority to seek ...
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