We Energies says Oak Creek plant unaffected by new coal ash rules

Environmental group Clean Wisconsin has vowed to continue pushing for stronger regulations on the re-use of coal ash from power plants, but Wisconsin Energy Corp. said new EPA rules do not impact the re-use of coal ash that the company practices.

CleanWisconsin has been critical of the re-use of coal ash and linked coal ash with water contamination issues in Racine County, a

finding both We Energies and the state Department of Natural Resources disputed. The guidelines mainly target coal ash in…