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• Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) is retiring two coal plants and will invest $300 million to research future generation as part of a $1.2 million settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
• The agreement stems from allegations made against the utility claiming that it had violated the Clean Air Act by neglecting to install modern pollution controls during upgrades made over the last 18 years.
• The WPS contends that any violations were not intentional; as part of the settlement the plants must be retired by June of 2015.

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Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) is retiring two coal plants and investing $300 million to research future generation as part of a $1.2 million settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The utility reached the agreement after allegations that it violated the Clean Air Act by neglecting to install modern pollution controls during power plant upgrades dating as far back as 1994. ...