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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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Elected Officials Ask Commission to Consider Rail Option for Rio Tinto Hauling Plan
Posted on 01/24/2011 | 1 CommentMarquette County road commissioners were told tonight that Rio Tinto’s currently-approved and original ore hauling plan does not involve heavy truck traffic through Marquette, but instead delivery... -
Mining Road Plan Must Public Priorities, Not Rio Tinto Profits, in Mind
Posted on 01/24/2011 | 4 Commentsby Gabriel Caplett - Claiming they will drive through Marquette to haul ore, Rio Tinto should stick with original plan instead of endangering the public and the U.P.'s outdoors heritage. -
Toronto to Stop Dumping Trash In Michigan
Posted on 01/22/2011 | No Commentsfrom CBC News: The last truck filled with garbage from Canada’s largest city arrived in neighbouring Michigan on Thursday, ending a 12-year agreement to haul detritus from... -
Clean Water Act Suit Filed Against Rio Tinto
Posted on 01/19/2011 | No CommentsTaken from Lake Superior Mining News: The Wisconsin Resources Protection Council, the Center for Biological Diversity and Laura Gauger filed a Clean Water Act citizen suit today... -
Rio Tinto Wilderness Haul Road Plan Cancelled a Second Time
Posted on 01/18/2011 | No CommentsThe Marquette Mining Journal is reporting that Rio Tinto is once again cancelling plans to build a controversial ore haul road through remote lands in northwestern Marquette County... -
Bobby Bullet’s ‘Bigfoot’: A Terrific Northwoods Encounter
Posted on 01/17/2011 | No Commentsby Teresa Bertossi - Bullet and his band, Appaloosa Sky, serve up some traditional country music treats, like story songs, heartache ballads, and a little honky tonk on their latest album. -
Dayton Picks Nature Conservancy Director to Head DNR
Posted on 01/08/2011 | No CommentsAccording to the Pioneer Press, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has picked Tom Landwehr, who is currently assistant state director of The Nature Conservancy, to head the Minnesota... -
Miners, Environmentalists Await Minnesota Guv’s DNR Pick
Posted on 01/06/2011 | No CommentsFrom a story by Minnesota Public Radio’s Bob Kelleher: Gov. Mark Dayton is expected to announce soon his choice for Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources,... -
Massive Fish and Bird Kills Throughout Eastern U.S.
Posted on 01/06/2011 | No CommentsShortly after the news of massive fish and bird die-offs in Arkansas, hundreds of fish washed up dead on the shore in Michigan near the St. Clair... -
Photo Story: New 2011 Marquette County Board
Posted on 01/05/2011 | 1 CommentA dejected Gerald Corkin, the county’s chairman for 22 years, was voted down at the beginning of Tuesday’s meeting and replaced with Charles Bergdahl, of Skandia...
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 ... 
