MADISON, Wis. â?? The state agreed Monday to cut pollution at a Madison power plant and look for ways to reduce emissions at its other plants to settle a lawsuit filed by the Sierra Club.
Sierra Club lawyer Bruce Nilles said the settlement would make Wisconsin a leader in reducing its reliance on dirty-burning coal and increasing its use of renewable energy.
The deal comes weeks after a federal judge ruled the Charter Street Power Plant in Madison has been operating in violation of the federal Clean Air Act for five years. The plant powers the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.