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Milwaukee Coal Plant Challenged by State & Tribes

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The state of Illinois and a group of Great Lakes Indian tribes areraising concerns about mercury pollution from a proposed coal fired power plant near Milwaukee.The Illinois attorney general’s office is calling for a full environmental impact study. Gil Halsted reports…

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