Contact: Robert McCann (517) 373-7917
Agency: Natural Resources and Environment
March 2, 2010
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment will be holding an informational meeting at the Westwood High School auditorium in Ishpeming on Thursday, March 11, from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., to discuss a request by the Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company to modify the [...]
BY JOHN FLESHER
AP environmental writer
TRAVERSE CITY — A company preparing to build a nickel and copper mine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula wants to change its wastewater treatment system in a way that could negate the requirement for a federal permit, officials said Tuesday.
Kennecott Eagle Minerals Co. has asked the Michigan Department of Natural [...]
February 25, 2010 – 3:50 pm
Detroit, Lansing: Author Eric Hansen to do U.P. slide shows March 4, 6
Author Eric Hansen will present a slide tour of the U.P.’s best hikes, waterfalls and scenic vistas during two slide show presentations — in Southfield (Detroit area) on March 4 and Lansing March 6.
His theme is: The Poetry and Practicalities of Hiking Michigan’s [...]
February 23, 2010 – 2:25 pm
2-20-2010
$2.2B earmarked to reverse century’s worth of damage
JOHN FLESHER
AP environmental writer
TRAVERSE CITY — The Obama administration has developed a five-year blueprint for rescuing the Great Lakes, a sprawling ecosystem plagued by toxic contamination, shrinking wildlife habitat and invasive species.
The plan envisions spending more than $2.2 billion for long-awaited repairs after a century of damage to [...]
February 22, 2010 – 2:37 pm
Please come join us for an evening of song and storytelling and a celebration of our place and land.
Tuesday - March 2, 2010 - 7:30 pm
Women’s Federated Clubhouse, across from Peter White Library, on the corner of Front and Ridge.
More about Skip Jones - www.skipjones.net
Beverages and refreshments available
Donations not required [...]
February 18, 2010 – 5:58 pm
Uranium mine leak ‘5400 times normal level’
By Emma Masters - http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/09/2814665.htm
9 February 2010
Contaminated water seeping from a mine in Kakadu National Park has a uranium concentration more than 5,000 times the normal level, a Senate estimates committee has heard.
The Office of the Supervising Scientist is the environmental regulator of the Ranger uranium mine, which [...]
February 12, 2010 – 3:31 pm
Note Sure What to Write? These articles can help give you a better understanding of the issue:
Woodland Road Analysis by Cynthia Pryor
Woodland Road Comments by David Allen
Part 632 (HAUL ROADS) by Cynthia Pryor
Public Written Comment can be sent to the DNRE until the 20th of February.
Please send to:
Michigan DNRE
420 Fifth Street
Gwinn, MI 49841
Attn: Mike Smolinski
DNRE [...]
February 10, 2010 – 4:54 pm
Today, China announced that it would formally file charges against Rio Tinto employees accused of stealing state secrets and bribery.
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February 10, 2010 – 4:45 pm
Michigan’s DNRE announced that it would grant Kennecott all the permits needed for the reopening of the Humboldt Mill. Click Here to Read the DNRE Press Release Gabriel Caplett suggested a means to delay further pollution of the Humboldt site, which was employed against PolyMet. His suggestion was to file a law suit like this [...]
