Energy
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Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line complete despite battles over refuge crossing
A controversial transmission line crossing a Mississippi River is now up and running even as legal battles continue over the project’s path through a national wildlife refuge.
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Environmental groups call on Microsoft to power Mount Pleasant data centers with clean energy
State environmental groups are calling on Microsoft to power its Mount Pleasant data center campus with renewable energy, as data center expansion nationally has slowed progress in the clean energy transition.
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Study finds streamlining energy regulations could ease poverty on tribal lands
Easing regulatory barriers for tribes to develop renewable energy projects would reduce disparities and potentially alleviate poverty among tribal communities, according to a new study.
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Wisconsin’s first electric garbage trucks hit Madison streets
Electric vehicles don’t produce tailpipe emissions, and city officials say the new trucks will help improve air quality in Madison neighborhoods.
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‘A great partnership’: Fitchburg farm grazing sheep at Dane County solar site
Madison Gas and Electric’s 6-megawatt Tyto Solar project came online in February. It’s generating renewable energy, while allowing sheep to graze.
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Biden promotes clean energy funds in visit to western Wisconsin
President Joe Biden celebrated his administration’s infrastructure investments during a visit to western Wisconsin Thursday.
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Costs top $900M for Dane County solar project
Owners of a solar project in Dane County say it’s now expected to cost more than $900 million due to supply chain disruptions and federal regulations that combat unfair trade practices and the use of forced labor.
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82 Wisconsin clean energy projects eligible for IRA incentives, report says
An estimated 82 clean energy projects in Wisconsin — totaling $18 billion of expected investment — could be eligible for tax incentives tied to union jobs from the Inflation Reduction Act.
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In De Pere, JD Vance blasts elections commission for keeping RFK Jr. on ballot
At a rally in De Pere Wednesday night, former President Donald Trump’s running mate blasted the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s decision to keep independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the November presidential ballot.
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Opponents say more than 150K people are against Line 5 pipeline reroute
Opponents of a controversial pipeline project say they’ve submitted more than 150,000 comments to federal regulators against Enbridge’s plans to reroute Line 5 around the Bad River tribe’s reservation.