Read on for a news release from the Michigan Council of Trout Unlimited…
The Rest of the Story about Kennecott's Flambeau Mine and their request to the Wisconsin DNR for Certificate of Completion
Kennecott (AKA Flambeau Mining Company or FMC) has applied to the Wisconsin DNR for a Certificate of Completion (COC) for its reclamation activities at the Flambeau Mine site. What it boils down to is that FMC [...]
On April 17th, 2007, at 7 PM, Fred Rydholm will speak at Kaufman Auditorium on the Yellow Dog Plains and the Huron Mountain Club. A modern-day historical icon to our community and the Upper Peninsula, Fred knows the area, both people and places, better than anyone. Born and raised in Marquette, Fred grew [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
