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Congress considers restoring safeguards on nation’s streams and wetlands

April 29, 2008 – 2:55 pm

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Congress considers restoring safeguards on nation’s streams and wetlands
by Eric Kroh
Apr 24, 2008
WASHINGTON – Strong bipartisan support could restore federal environmental protection for small streams and wetlands that supply some […]

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Hearing begins on permits for Kennecott mine project

April 29, 2008 – 2:08 pm

Posted by John Flesher | The Associated Press
Opponents of a planned nickel and copper mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula are trying to overturn a decision by the state Department of Environmental Quality to allow the project.
A hearing began Monday in Lansing on a challenge to the DEQ's approval of permit applications submitted by Kennecott Minerals […]

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Bob Lovelace

April 29, 2008 – 12:02 pm

Seven First Nation leaders sit in jail for peacefully protesting mining activities on their traditional lands in the boreal forests of Ontario, Canada. For peacefully asserting their rights and preventing mining company officials from accessing their lands, these Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) leaders, – known as the KI Six — were sentenced to six months […]

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Early season trucking damages Northwest Road

April 29, 2008 – 11:48 am

Due to heavy traffic from Kennecott's vehicles some local landowners have been unable to access their camps. Additionally, the heavy traffic has led to sedimentation in the nearby streams. Road restrictions have been applied to all Marquette County Roads.

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UP Citizens Address Rio Tinto Board in London

April 24, 2008 – 4:47 pm

Written by Gabriel Caplett
London, UK - Four citizens from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula attended Rio Tinto’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Center (QEII), in London, England. Speakers included Susan LaFernier, vice-president of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC), Gabriel Caplett from Yellow Dog Summer and Northwoods Wilderness Recovery, and Cynthia Pryor, […]

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Lower Harbor Oil Spill

April 21, 2008 – 1:19 pm

Tug boat leaking oil into Superior
Crews are on the scene.

Posted: Monday, April 21, 2008 at 10:20 a.m.MARQUETTE — The Lower Harbor in Marquette is the site of an oil spill. The leak is coming from a tug boat that is moored in the harbor.
Around 9:30 a.m. Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard was notified of […]

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Investors in Rio Tinto and BP face protests

April 17, 2008 – 2:24 pm

By: Terry Macalister
Thursday April 17 2008
A wave of protests will hit the annual meetings of BP and Rio Tinto in London today as human rights and environmental campaigners voice their concerns at the activities of the extractive industries.
Shareholders at Anglo American on Tuesday were met with similar complaints, while Shell investors will also face protestors […]

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Mine opponents speak at Rio Tinto meeting in London

April 17, 2008 – 2:10 pm

LONDON, ENGLAND - Four community leaders took their opposition to the proposed Upper Peninsula sulfide mine to the United Kingdom today when each spoke at the annual meeting of London-based Rio Tinto, the mining giant and parent company of Kennecott Eagle Minerals Co.
Before a gathering of thousands, Susan LaFernier, vice president of the Keweenaw Bay […]

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Save the Wild UP Awarded Grant from Freshwater Future

April 17, 2008 – 12:13 pm

The environment in the Upper Peninsula recently received a boost when Save the Wild UP was awarded a grant from Freshwater Future (formerly great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund). The $3,500 grant was awarded to help protect the Upper Peninsula from major risks to the health of some of the Great Lakes region’s most […]

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Board Backs Humboldt Plan

April 16, 2008 – 4:32 pm

MARQUETTE — The Marquette County Board expressed support and encouragement for Kennecott Mineral Company’s plans to reuse the abandoned Humboldt mill.
Kennecott would use the facility to refine rock from its proposed Eagle Project mine on the Yellow Dog Plains.
While the county board has not gone on record specifically supporting the Eagle Project, it has officially […]

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