Illinois attorney general to sue over environmental rules over Foxconn in Wisconsin

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is threatening to sue the federal government over the massive Foxconn Technology Group manufacturing facility that’s being built just north of the state’s border in southeast Wisconsin.

Madigan says she will file a lawsuit challenging a recent rule issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reducing the number of areas in Wisconsin that need to meet more stringent ozone regulations.

Madigan on Friday said she was concerned with the EPA decision last week to make Racine County, where the plant is to be located, subject to stricter air pollution guidelines...

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Ken Notes: The question we need to answer is simple, did Wisconsin and EPA expedite the approval process or do they allow Foxconn to build a plant that does not conform to current environmental standards. I hope it is the process not the end result that were addressed.