MARQUETTE — The fourth annual Celebration of the U.P., sponsored by the Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition (UPEC), will be held on Friday, March 30, and Saturday, March 31, at the Landmark Inn, Peter White Public Library and the Federated Women’s Clubhouse (the corners of Front Street and Ridge Street) in Marquette. Continue reading
March 6, 2012
Madison – The state Senate rejected mining legislation on Tuesday, prompting a prominent mining company to say it was abandoning a project after months of often bitter debate that pitted conflicting claims of economic development against environmental protection.
“Senate rejection of the mining reforms . . . sends a clear message that Wisconsin will not welcome iron mining. We get the message,” said a statement from Bill Williams, president of Gogebic Taconite LLC. “(We are) ending plans to invest in a Wisconsin mine.” Continue reading
Letter to the Mining Journal, 2-10-2012
To the Journal editor:
Marquette County Road 595 is being built because of the mine at Eagle Rock. If there were no mine, there would be no road. It is a road for the mine, a haul road.
Kennecott needs to step up to the plate and do what is right, and it is the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s job to make them follow the law. Continue reading
Read “Headwaters” coverage of EPA’s District 5 Regional Director, Susan Hedman and her visit to Marquette: http://headwatersnews.net/feature/5712epaairpollution/
Tuesday, February 21, 2012, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m
Country Village Convention Center in Ishpeming.
For talking points, go to http://standfortheland.com/
DEQ officials announced a public hearing to discuss a proposed new road in Marquette County. The Marquette County Road Commission has submitted to the DEQ an application for a series of permits to create Marquette County Road 595, a proposed 21-mile road to connect US-41 with County Road AAA. Read entire press release…120131CountyRoad595(1)-3 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
By The Associated Press/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jan. 24, 2012 7:00 a.m.
Madison - The Assembly jobs committee is set to approve a Republican bill that would streamline Wisconsin’s iron mining permit process.
The committee is set to vote Tuesday. Approval would clear the way for a full vote in the Assembly. The measure already is on the full Assembly’s Thursday calendar. Continue reading
Wednesday, January 25th, 5:00p, – 7:00pm
BURY THE MINING BILL PROTEST RALLY: at Lady Forward, to of State Street / Capitol Square, Madison, WI — Protest AB-426 aka “The Mining Bill,” and Wetlands Deregulation Bill AB-463. These Bills will deregulate environmental protections and give immunity to mining operations. The bills are also in direct violation of the treaty rights of the tribes whose resources they affect. The bills are themselves illegal.
Details of the proposed Mining Bill: AB426 Summary CleanWisconsin 2011(1)
MADISON, Wis. — A Republican bill designed to kick-start an iron mine in far northwestern Wisconsin could mean additional costs for the state Department of Natural Resources ranging from $550,000 to $3.8 million per year, according to a DNR analysis.
The 183-page bill would make a number of broad changes, including placing time limits on the DNR to approve or deny an iron-mine application. It also caps at $1.1 million the amount that a mining company could be asked to reimburse the DNR for costs associated with the application approval process.
Those factors could lead to higher expenses and lower revenue, the agency found. Continue reading
| Today: Hearing Held on Assembly Mining Bill in Hurley | |
| The Assembly Jobs Committee just announced it will hold an official public hearing on the mining bill, AB 426, Wednesday, January 11th in Hurley at the Hurley Inn beginning at 10:00 AM. | |
| This will be an important opportunity for residents who live near the proposed Gogebic Taconite mine to voice their opposition to this disastrous legislation that would roll back commonsense environmental protections, silence the voice of the public, and eliminate accountability for mining corporations. Learn more about the bill here. Continue reading |