Monthly Archives: March 2007
From the US Environmental Protection Agency:
EPA requires permit for proposed wastewater well
Release date: 03/23/2007
Contact Information: CONTACT: Karen Thompson, (312) 353-8547, thompson.karen@epa.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
No. 07-OPA042
CHICAGO (March 23, 2007) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has notified Kennecott Eagle Minerals Co., Marquette, Mich., that it must obtain an underground injection control permit before it can […]
In Mining plan a bust with us, the Petoskey News Review takes a stand against the proposed sulfide mining operation by the Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company in the Upper Peninsula's Yellow Dog Plains. They cite the fact that every sulfide mine that could pollute its water did, and also note that the mine:
… is located […]
Michigan's water is under assault from metallic sulfide mining, invasive species, outright diversion and a host of other threats.
Save the Wild UP is challenging you to make a video that shows why Michigan must protect its rivers, lakes and streams. We'll all vote on the best and the winners will receive all kinds of prizes, […]
Here's a story from the other side of the country about a used-up sulfide mine. When an acid mine is retired, often its work on the environment has only begun.
Shuttered mines still spewing poisons
Costs soar as acidic waters gush freely from 12 of Oregon's abandoned mines
By Diane Dietz
The Register-Guard
The federal government has formally proposed adding […]
From yesterday's Mining Journal….
Mining exploration continues
By JOHN PEPIN, Journal Staff Writer
MARQUETTE — A Canadian mining company, exploring mineral deposits in the area since 2000, has announced plans to begin test drilling this month near the proposed site of the Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company Eagle Project.
Prime Meridian Resources Corp. of Calgary, Alberta, plans to test drill […]
If you come across any stories that we missed, please add them as comments below!
NPR: Michigan Revokes Approval of Sulfide Mine
The story of the DEQ's permit reached the national airwaves Friday, on National Public Radio's All Things Considered.
WLUC-TV: Another Sulfide Mine For Marquette County?
Within the next couple of weeks, a Canadian firm says it's going […]
Deleted Documents Part of a Pattern of Lax Accountability and Biased Scrutiny of Dangerous Sulfide Mining Proposal
For Immediate Release, March 8, 2007
Contact:
Marvin Roberson, Sierra Club Michigan Chapter, 906-360-0288
James Clift, Michigan Environmental Council, 517-256-0553
The reassignment of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's top mining regulator, Geological Survey Division Chief Hal Fitch, is essential to restoring integrity […]
Another foreign-owned mining company eyes region for profits to export
Apparently unaware of the decision of Michigan regulators to reverse themselves on the preliminary approval of Kennecott Eagle Mineral Company's mining application, a Canadian exploration company announced Friday its intent to begin test drilling in the Upper Peninsula's Baraga basin.
In a company news release, Prime Meridian […]
Originally published in The North Woods Call (Feb 14, 2007)
Readers Who Care by Hugh McDiarmid Jr., Michigan Environmental Council
Michigan's environmental community - which overwhelmingly backed Gov. Jennifer Granholm in her re-election bid - joined forces with grassroots groups and lashed out at the Governor for recklessly endangering the environment. In a show of strength, they […]
In Reversal on mine shows intrigue, columnist George Weeks takes a look at the circumstances surrounding the proposed Kennecott Eagle project. He notes that:
Of particular interest is how DEQ Director Steven Chester on March 1, in withdrawing the tentative approval because of DEQ's inadequate consideration of reports questioning "structural integrity of the mine,” did something […]
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