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Natural Resources Board Unanimously Votes to Repeal Outdated TSP Standard: Great Lakes Legal Foundation, June 23, 2011
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Environmentalists decry axing of larger particulates rule: Wisconsin Public Radio, June 23, 2011. The DNR Board has approved scrapping a rule that environmental groups say helped people breathe in Wisconsin.
Justices Rebuff States on Utilities’ Gas Emissions: The New York Times, June 20, 2011. The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously rejected a lawsuit that had sought to force major electric utilities to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions without waiting for federal regulators to act.
U.S. Supreme Court blocks federal lawsuit on greenhouse gas emissions: St. Paul Pioneer Press, June 20, 2011. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, blocking a federal lawsuit by states and conservation groups that were trying to force cuts in power plant emissions. Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy, one of five utilities targeted in the suit, welcomed the ruling, saying it looks forward to working with the EPA on regulations on carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases without the threat of more lawsuits.
Consumers' electric bills likely to spike as coal plants close: Chicago Tribune, June 11, 2011. As stricter environmental regulations approach, some power generators are choosing to shutter their coal-fired plants.
Great Lakes cleanup requests flood Environmental Protection Agency: Green Bay Press Gazette, May 15, 2011.