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Upper Peninsula Joins the Occupy Wall Street Campaign
Posted on 10/15/2011 | No CommentsOver 200 demonstrators took to the streets and gathered in front of the Wells Fargo Bank in downtown Marquette to show their support for the Occupy Wall Street Campaign, an ongoing series of demonstrations that began in New York City. To learn more visit occupywallstreet.org. -
Casperson, Huuki Attack Mining Regulations at Houghton Meeting
Posted on 04/27/2011 | No Commentsby Michele Bourdieu - At a Houghton town hall meeting state politicians Tom Casperson Matt Huuki discussed budget cuts, jobs, and natural resources, criticizing federal regulations to protect those resources. -
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. -
Michigan Emergency Managers Make Sweeping Changes
Posted on 04/18/2011 | 1 CommentA couple of Emergency Financial Managers, supported by unprecedented powers afforded them under Michigan’s new Public Act 4, are making headlines recently. -
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. -
Stabenow Amendment Would Block EPA Climate Regs
Posted on 03/30/2011 | 1 Commentby Eartha Melzer - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) has proposed an amendment to small business legislation that would suspend U.S. Environmental Protection Agency greenhouse gas regulations for two years. -
Granholm’s Ties To Dow Chemical Raised Alarm Years Ago
Posted on 03/28/2011 | 2 Commentsby Gabriel Caplett - An EPA memo shows Dow Chemical gained unprecedented access to Governor Jennifer Granholm's office, years before she joined the company's board. -
Tribal Sovereignty and Wisconsin Mining Issues Discussed
Posted on 03/24/2011 | 8 Commentsby Casey Duncan - The Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute at Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin recently hosted presentations on Native American culture, as part of Native American Awareness Week. -
Nuclear Power Already Fading in U.S. Before Japan Accident
Posted on 03/23/2011 | No Commentsby Eartha Melzer - U.S. nuclear development, already slowed by a lack of private investment, seems likely to be further stalled by the political fallout from the Fukushima disaster in Japan. -
Regulators Recommend Route for Rio Tinto Road
Posted on 03/21/2011 | 4 Commentsby Gabriel Caplett - According to the Michigan regulators Rio Tinto's “Sleepy Hollow” ore hauling route would limit impacts on water quality and may satisfy federal and state guidelines.











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