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Great Lakes United wins mining lawsuit

June 22, 2009 – 11:12 am

The Canadian Federal Court decision requires Environment Canada to make the mining industry annually report the toxic waste accumulating in tailings ponds and waste rock piles.

John Jackson
Great Lakes United

Great Lakes United and Mining Watch Canada, with the legal assistance of Ecojustice, have won a court case, forcing Environment Canada to require the [...]

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Fun-raise with SWUP at our Walk/Paddle/Roll Events

June 18, 2009 – 2:06 pm

What:                  Great Lakes ‘Walk, Paddle, and Roll’ Fundraising Event
Wilderness Orienteering
When:     Saturday, July 12, 2009, 12:00 noon
Where:                Big Bay, MI
To Join a Team visit www.firstgiving.com/freshwaterfuture
To donate and help support the SWUP team, visit www.firstgiving.com/savethewildup
For More Information Contact:

Save the Wild UP

Kristi Mills 228-4444

Website: www.savethewildup.org

Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve

Emily Whittaker, 345-9223

Website: [...]

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Canada’s toxic mine tailings secret goes to court: Information on toxic pollution from mines being hidden from public

January 22, 2009 – 2:41 pm

TORONTO - Canada’s Federal Court heard a lawsuit case on Monday against the Minister of the Environment for failing to ensure that Canada’s mining industry publicly reports the hundreds of millions of kilograms of toxic pollution it generates each year.

The lawsuit was filed in Federal Court in late 2007 by Ecojustice (formerly Sierra Legal [...]

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Great Lakes/ Water Issues Category

February 12, 2008 – 4:21 pm

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