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EPA Caving on Kennecott Road?
by Gabriel Caplett – The EPA has tempered federal criticisms of Kennecott’s planned Eagle Mine hauling road.
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Feds: PolyMet Environmental Review “Unsatisfactory”
Posted on 02/23/2010 | No CommentsThe United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a strong critique of an environmental review of PolyMet’s proposed NorthMet mine, located outside of Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota, and is recommending the mine “must not proceed as proposed.” -
Homes Evacuated After Cliffs’ Rail Accident
Posted on 02/12/2010 | No CommentsFrom Marquette, Michigan’s TV6: A Canadian National Railroad locomotive and an LS&I Railroad made contact with a propane tank car at the LS&I Eagle Mills yard early Friday morning. -
Rio Tinto Receives State Approval for Humboldt Milling Facility
Posted on 02/09/2010 | No CommentsOne day before a hearing on the company’s proposed 22-mile haul road, Rio Tinto is announcing it has obtained all state permits for its planned Humboldt milling... -
Cliffs Faces Blockades at Mining Projects in Canada's Ring of Fire
Posted on 01/29/2010 | 4 CommentsCliffs Natural Resources is facing blockades at some of its chromium exploration sites in a region of northwestern Ontario known as “the Ring of Fire,” located 150... -
Cliffs Cited for Extensive Minnesota Iron Mining Pollution
Posted on 01/25/2010 | 1 CommentThree groups today announced their intent to file a lawsuit against Cliffs Erie, a subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources, for ongoing water pollution from previous taconite iron... -
Kennecott Mine Not Done Deal
Posted on 01/24/2010 | No CommentsIt seems that, in their haste to push the permits through in the absence of a director for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Kennecott conveniently forgot... -
Through the Looking Glass: Michigan DEQ Says Michigan DEQ Followed Law In Rio Tinto Approval
Posted on 01/14/2010 | 4 CommentsThe Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced today that it is giving final approval of Rio Tinto’s proposed Eagle Mine project, located on public land in the... -
Rio Tinto’s Permits Should Be Revoked
Posted on 12/19/2009 | No CommentsHere are some comments on the Humboldt Mill permit. First, we must thank Hal Fitch for his promise to respond to all written comments. We appreciate the... -
A “Green” Economy: Buy A Bigger Truck?
Posted on 12/13/2009 | No CommentsElanne Palcich – Chisholm, Minnesota I was one of several hundred orderly and attentive people who attended the PolyMet Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) hearing in Aurora,... -
Public Unable to Speak at PolyMet Meetings
Posted on 12/12/2009 | 1 CommentIn a new public hearing format, described as “enhanced” by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), public comments were severely restricted with the only speakers allowed...
Wisconsin Senator Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, has rejected compromises to the proposed Wisconsin Iron Mining ... 
Republican presidential candidate, Rick Santorum, showed his political skill Sunday, seeming to know just what ... ![The Penokee Range as seen looking west from Corrigan's Lookout in Iron County, May 2008. Upson Lake is in the middle of the photo.]](http://headwatersnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Upson-Lake-in-Penokee-Hills-Wisconsin-150x150.jpg "Upson Lake, in Penokee Hills, Wisconsin")
Wendy Thiede, a resident of Iron County, Wisconsin, published a good article on Wisconsin's controversial ... 
