A much-delayed and controversial plan to build a gas-fired power plant in Superior, Wisconsin, now faces opposition from local leaders who previously supported it. The $700 million project is contentious for its location — bordering a Lake Superior estuary and an Anishinaabe mass grave — and for its potential harm to the environment, property values and health of area residents. Read the full story by the Star Tribune.
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