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UW coal goal: Comply with Clean Air Act

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will work with the University of Wisconsin on ways to get the university to clean up a 48-year-old coal-fired Charter Street power plant that’s been ruled noncompliant.

Lloyd Eagan, DNR South Central Region director, said today the goal is to bring the facility back into compliance with federal clean air laws.

“We need to sit down with the UW and work through the things they’ve looked at, to see what’s practical for their situation,” Eagan said. “There’s a whole range of options to consider.”