A panoramic example of the Great Lakes Pine Forests and Barrens ecosystem. Image:
NPS Photo (public domain).
SUPERIOR, Wisconsin — Today, Dairyland Power Coop announced the cancellation of plans for NTEC, which was proposed to be built on the shores of Lake Superior, and asked the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) to withdraw its permits. The Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC), a 625 MW natural gas plant, has … [continued]
WISCONSIN — Sierra Club has released its annual Dirty Truth Report. This year, We Energies’ score has plummeted to 4 out of 100 possible points — its worst score ever and 20 points lower than its first score when the Dirty Truth came out only six years ago. We Energies is spotlighted in a … [continued]
WISCONSIN – Another frac-out on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute construction has been reported at Trout Brook in Marengo, Wisconsin. It is only the latest frac out — or drilling fluid spill — Enbridge has caused during reroute construction, following a 1,900 gallon spill earlier this summer. As reroute construction continues, the entirety of … [continued]
A fraud lawsuit against Tesla CEO Elon Musk is moving to the next step, in which class action status will be determined in regards to his pledge to select random voters to receive $1 million each, if they sign petitions circulated by his America PAC.
A new report from the Sierra Club, Thirsty Power: Coal and gas will leave us high and dry, analyzes Wisconsin’s current power generation, the water needed for that power, and the potential impacts on Wisconsin’s water as Big Tech tries to build more data centers across the state. These data … [continued]
Plumes of smoke from Canadian wildfires have hung out over Wisconsin and often extended across the upper Eastern US for over a week. The fires have been worsened by the effects of heat and drought resulting from global warming. The photograph above shows the concentration of unhealthy air over Wisconsin … [continued]
Madison, WI — Today, Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA) filed a lawsuit on behalf of Sierra Club Wisconsin challenging a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) decision to issue permits for a massive data center campus in Port Washington without fully evaluating the project’s environmental consequences. The lawsuit comes after emails obtained through a public records request revealed … [continued]
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — New analyses have found that Wisconsinites across the state and across political affiliations strongly dislike data data centers, citing concerns around affordability, energy and water. Sierra Club Wisconsin, the WEBB, Moms Clear Air Force, and Healthy Climate Wisconsin examined comments from two Public Service Commission (PSC) cases: WEC’s large … [continued]
ST. PAUL, Minnesota — In a meeting this morning, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) delayed a decision that would protect Minnesota Power customers from higher bills tied to the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC) gas plant project. Instead of rescinding approval of Minnesota Power’s affiliated interest agreements—a move that … [continued]
This week, We Energies has announced that it will once again delay closing its Oak Creek coal plant and that it intends to raise residential and small business rates by 4.7% in 2027 and 4.5% in 2028. The Oak Creek power plant was originally scheduled to close in 2023, but … [continued]
