September 15, 2015
A Wisconsin federal judge has granted the city and county of Ashland a victory in a fight with Northern States Power Co. over a toxic site along Lake Superior, finding Northern is 100 percent liable for future cleanup costs because it failed to show the local governments were responsible for any contamination.
March 19, 2015
A Wisconsin federal judge on Wednesday granted the city and county of Ashland a partial victory in an ongoing fight with the Northern States Power Co. over a toxic site along Lake Superior, though the municipalities could still face cleanup bills.
November 12, 2014
Two railroad companies, an electrical contractor and the city of Ashland, Wisconsin, agreed on Tuesday to pay $10.5 million to the United States and Northern States Power Co. to settle allegations related to the cleanup of the Ashland Lakefront Superfund site.
April 02, 2013
A federal judge refused Monday to toss Northern States Power Co.'s suit seeking help from two railroad companies, an electrical contractor and the city of Ashland, Wis., in paying the $40 million needed to clean up the Ashland Lakefront Superfund site.
August 20, 2012
Northern States Power Co. on Friday sued two railroad companies and the city of Ashland, Wis., in an effort to get help covering the $40 million needed to clean up the Ashland Lakefront Superfund site on Lake Superior.