The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will impose rules for limiting fine particle pollution in Wisconsin if the state doesn’t submit long-overdue plans for ensuring adequate controls on the smokestack emissions linked to respiratory ills.
EPA to impose pollution rules if Wisconsin doesn't make changes in two years
The UW-Madison Charter Street power plant is one of nine Dane County facilities the state lists as being regulated to prevent emissions from significantly deteriorating air quality.
Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal would turn the Natural Resources Board into an advisory panel to 'to strengthen leadership.'
Wisconsin regulators say they have needed time to consult with businesses.
Walker said states could enforce pollution laws without EPA oversight. But Wisconsin's DNR has repeatedly failed to meet EPA standards.
