Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m Country Village Convention Center in Ishpeming. DEQ officials today announced a public hearing to discuss a proposed new road in Marquette County. The Marquette County Road Commission has submitted to the DEQ … Continue reading
By Judy Fahys The Salt Lake Tribune http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobile/53145614-90/kennecott-pollution-utah-groups.html.csp First published Dec 19 2011 09:32AM Environmental groups made good Monday on a promise to sue Kennecott Utah Copper over air pollution. Utah Moms for Clean Air, Utah Physicians for a Healthy … Continue reading
Jogging down the stairs at Heathrow Airport to the underground train running to London, I carry in my overnight luggage a small container of wild rice, formal letters from the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, and a document signed by a … Continue reading
A U.S. federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit accusing mining giant Rio Tinto of committing genocide and war crimes in Papua New Guinea, where it once ran one of the world’s largest copper and gold mines. In their lawsuit, … Continue reading
WAVE is a new citizen-based group seeking to preserve Michigan’s pristine waters. It is a grassroots coalition of individuals and representatives of environmental, health, and citizen groups around the Great Lakes Region. Its mission is to protect water resources as … Continue reading
“With the entire Great Lakes region under threat, we have to band together to protect our beautiful homeland, and keep our precious water safe for the generations to come.” For more information about potential sulfide mining projects in Minnesota, go … Continue reading
FYI:
RioTinto’s Transporation Plan for the Eagle Project was recently posted on their website, but have taken it down for modifications.Click here to read: KennecottTransportationProfile_Dec2011
Eagle Project Overview with map:
http://kennecotteagleminerals.verite.com/library/media/EagleProjectProfile_Dec2011.pdf