Alliant Unit Sued Again Over Wis. Power Plant Pollution

Law360, New York (September 27, 2010, 5:44 PM ET) -- The Sierra Club has accused Alliant Energy Corp. subsidiary Wisconsin Power & Light Co. of dodging emissions control standards by failing to obtain proper permits for modifications at one of its coal-fired power plants, on the heels of a suit alleging similar violations at two other plants.

The environmental group filed suit Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, claiming that the defendant made modifications on a boiler at its Edgewater Generating Station without first receiving appropriate approval for the construction,...
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