Federal judge says city not liable for contamination of Ashland lakefront
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.
Xcel Energy, railroads settle Ashland contamination lawsuit
Xcel Energy and two railroads have settled a lawsuit over contamination at the lakefront in Ashland.
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.
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 Friday that the government will pay for used fuel storage costs at Prairie Island and […]
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 reductions in emissions rests with the Environmental Protection Agency, not the courts. The ruling was […]
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- Wisconsin Attorney General asks Congress to expand reproductive health services
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- Former Wisconsin college chancellor fired over porn career is fighting to keep his faculty post
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- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
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