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Developments in Opposition to Renewable Energy Facilities Through December 2023

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In the span of only 4 months, at least 9 townships in Marathon County and Clark County, Wisconsin, adopted ordinances that require large wind turbines to be set back the greater of 1 mile or 10 times turbine height from property lines, substantially restricting where turbines can be sited in those townships.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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They asserted five causes of action: a claim under NEPA and the Administrative Procedure Act; breaches of the 1851 Fort Laramie Treaty, the 1855 Lame Bull Treaty, the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty; and a failure to adhere to the Department of the Interior’s tribal consultation policies.

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September 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Minnesota Court of Appeals Upheld Approvals for Utility’s Stake in Wisconsin Power Plant. The Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission’s approval of a utility’s affiliated-interest agreements related to the utility’s stake in a new natural gas-fired power plant in Wisconsin.

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January 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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A nonprofit organization challenged the environmental review for construction and demolition projects at the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing Installation at a regional airport in Madison. Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin, Inc. National Guard Bureau , No. 3:20-cv-01086 (W.D. filed Dec.

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