Legal Activities
We Energies Consent Decree
CUB, along with Clean Wisconsin and Sierra Club, remains in a lawsuit in federal court opposing the "consent decree" between We Energies and the U.S. Environmental Protection Administration regarding the alleged violation of We Energies of clean air laws by its failure to add pollution control equipment to its power plants. We are awaiting for a final decision by the court.
We Energies Excessive Profits
On December 23, 2005, CUB and Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group (WIEG) sued the Public Service Commission for allowing We Energies to retain $52 million in excess profits. A Dane County circuit court ruled against us in July. CUB and WIEG have appealed this decision.
Butcher v. Ameritech
On March 23, 2006, CUB became an "interested party" in a lawsuit, Butcher v. Ameritech, in which consumers are trying to get a refund for taxes illegally collected by Ameritech (now AT&T). The suit was brought to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, which largely sided with AT&T. Butcher is appealing to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and CUB may participate.
We Energies Consent Decree
CUB, along with Clean Wisconsin and Sierra Club, remains in a lawsuit in federal court opposing the "consent decree" between We Energies and the U.S. Environmental Protection Administration regarding the alleged violation of We Energies of clean air laws by its failure to add pollution control equipment to its power plants. We are awaiting for a final decision by the court.
We Energies Excessive Profits
On December 23, 2005, CUB and Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group (WIEG) sued the Public Service Commission for allowing We Energies to retain $52 million in excess profits. A Dane County circuit court ruled against us in July. CUB and WIEG have appealed this decision.
Butcher v. Ameritech
On March 23, 2006, CUB became an "interested party" in a lawsuit, Butcher v. Ameritech, in which consumers are trying to get a refund for taxes illegally collected by Ameritech (now AT&T). The suit was brought to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, which largely sided with AT&T. Butcher is appealing to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and CUB may participate.
