Environmental groups claim inadequate investigation into Superior power plant impacts


Environmental groups claim inadequate investigation into Superior power plant impacts


SUPERIOR, WI-- Two environmental groups filed a petition against the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) after the agency issued a permit approving the construction of the Nemadji Trail Energy Plant.

According to court documents, Sierra Club and Clean Wisconsin filed a petition against the agency in Dane County on Friday.

The groups claim the project poses significant environmental threats such as depletion of groundwater and loss of wetlands.

A spokesperson from Sierra Club released the following statement:

"Climate change is a global crisis, but the causes and impacts can be seen right here in Wisconsin. Allowing utilities to swap one fossil fuel for another is not only shortsighted for our environment, it will leave Wisconsinites saddled with the costs of an expensive new power plant for decades to come."

Minnesota Power is currently in the permit-gathering phase of the $700 million project...

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Ken Notes: It is interesting that a few years ago we would have been strongly supportive of this type of project specially if there was an offset in coal production. Personally I favor a more distributed solution but that would also require gas co-gen facilities as well, and I am not sure that is any cleaner or safer for the environment. Bottom line is that until we develop storage technologies, moving to solar and wind will require some form of co-gen.I would also like to know if this or other natural gas plants could us biogas from digestion....

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