Over the years, a number of neighbors have lived with coal dust covering their homes. This swab came from a home that We Energies bought purchased as part of a mediated settlement. The homeowners suffered from several illnesses associated with living near a power plant. A few days ago, Alliant Energy and WEC Energy Group […]
Tag: Oak Creek Power Plant
Posted inEnvironment, Local news
We Energies considers more air monitoring after coal dust found
Greg Millard, who lives just north of the Oak Creek Power Plant, noticed black soot covering a nearby play area. Residents living on the north side of the We Energies Oak Creek Power Plant woke up to coal dust covering their cars, homes, and playground equipment last week. Dust samples taken by the Environmental Accountability Group […]
Posted inCommunity, Opinion
Opinion: A Little Toxic Around The Coal Plant
“Clean coal” is a phrase we hear again and again. It’s often employed by those in the fossil fuel industry to allay fears that their business is hazardous. The facts say otherwise. The scientific community says otherwise. From mining coal to transporting it to burning it to disposing of its waste, coal is part of a dirty […]
Posted inGovernment
We Energies To Reduce Carbon Emissions, No Specifics On Oak Creek
We Energies plans to continue reducing carbon emissions system-wide even though President Donald Trump called for the undoing of several Obama-era climate change regulations. U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week saying the policy is hobbling oil drillers and coal miners, a move environmental groups have vowed to take to court. The […]
Posted inBreaking, Business, Community
Neighbors Negotiating With We Energies Over Health Concerns
People are getting sick around the We Energies Power Plant in Oak Creek and the power plant has just learned about the health concerns. But yet they are purchasing properties of those afflicted – and requiring confidentiality agreements as part of the sale. Neighbors have taken years to connect the dots: but as the power plant has […]
Posted inBreaking, Business, Community, Government
Explosion Inside Silo Confirmed At We Energies Power Plant
Update at 4:35 p.m.: A minimal fire crew is still on scene at We Energies following an explosion inside one of the coal silos that happened at 1:36 p.m. at the We Energies Oak Creek power plant, said Barry McNulty. “The crew is hosing down some of the areas where hot spots might remain,” McNulty […]
Posted inBusiness, Community
Family Says We Energies Coal Dust Worsened Health Problems
Caledonia resident Bill Pringle, who lives a few miles away from the We Energies power plant in Oak Creek, says his family has been experiencing health issues because of all of the coal dust in the air, according to a story by the Racine Journal Times. Officials with We Energies said the tests they have […]