Feature Archive
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EPA Caving on Kennecott Road?
Posted on 05/06/2012 | No Commentsby Gabriel Caplett - The EPA has tempered federal criticisms of Kennecott's planned Eagle Mine hauling road. -
Wisconsin Senator Dale Schultz Rejects Mining Bill Compromise
Posted on 03/04/2012 | No CommentsWisconsin Senator Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, has rejected compromises to the proposed Wisconsin Iron Mining Bill. His decision could ultimately kill the bill. Schultz criticizes the bill... -
Citizens Pack Hearing to Oppose Rio Tinto Road
Posted on 02/22/2012 | 6 Commentsby Gabriel Caplett - The public packed a conference hall in Ishpeming to comment on a new mine road plan -
EPA: Air Pollution Laws Good for Jobs, Public
Posted on 02/12/2012 | No Commentsby Teresa Bertossi - The EPA cited coal-fired power plants as the largest source of mercury contamination in the United States -
EPA Talks Jobs & Regulation
Posted on 02/12/2012 | No Commentsby Teresa Bertossi - EPA Region 5 head talks jobs and regulation at annual mining meeting -
Upper Peninsula Joins Occupy Wall Street
Posted on 10/15/2011 | No CommentsTeresa Bertossi - Over 200 demonstrators took to the streets and gathered in front of the Wells Fargo Bank in downtown Marquette -
What’s the Rush on Mine Permitting?
Posted on 06/07/2011 | No Commentsby Al Gedicks - Should the state's regulatory authority over the metallic mine permitting process be dramatically reduced to accommodate the wishes of a mining company to receive a permit in record time? -
KI Sawyer Community Center Deserves Another Chance
Posted on 04/19/2011 | No CommentsLess than a week after one Community Hand-UP leader, Lisa Johnson, received a community service award for her work in trying to reopen the KI Sawyer community... -
Casperson Takes Heat at Marquette Meeting
Posted on 04/19/2011 | No CommentsThe audience at a Marquette town hall meeting didn't take well to Senator Tom Casperson's support to cut school funding and wages, while lowering corporate taxes. -
U.P. Citizens Unite to Defend Middle Class
Posted on 04/14/2011 | No Commentsby Teresa Bertossi - To challenge Snyder’s new budget and recent bills, nearly 1200 workers and citizens from across the UP rallied on the Marquette courthouse steps.










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