New Citizen Lawsuit Against Pollution at Kennecott’s Flambeau Mine

December 27, 2010

from the Wisconsin Resources Protection Council website:

On November 16, 2010, the Wisconsin Resource Protection Council, Center for Biological Diversity, and Laura Gauger (collectively, “WRPC”) sent to the Flambeau Mining Company (FMC) a Notice of Intent to file a federal Clean Water Act lawsuit to abate the ongoing, unpermitted discharge of pollutants to a tributary of the Flambeau River known as “Stream C.” Stream C flows over the southeast corner of the Flambeau Mine site and has elevated levels of copper. It joins the Flambeau River about a quarter mile downstream from the mine.

Read the rest of the news release and get more information on the new lawsuit at the Wisconsin Resources Protection Council.

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Wisconsin Citizens Sue DNR, Kennecott Over Ongoing Flambeau Mine Pollution

June 19, 2009

Madison, Wisconsin—The Wisconsin Resources Protection Council (WRPC) announced today at a press conference in the State Capitol Building that it intends to file a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and Kennecott’s Flambeau Mining Company (FMC). The lawsuit would be in response to ongoing water pollution that violates Wisconsin law and the Federal Clean Water Act at the Flambeau Mine, in Rusk County, unless the pollution and related issues are fully addressed within 30 days. Read the rest of this entry »

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Video Footage On Flambeau Mine Lawsuit

June 19, 2009

Madison, Wisconsin – Video clips from the Wisconsin State Capitol Building regarding the Wisconsin Resources Protection Council’s lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Kennecott Flambeau Mining Company regarding ongoing pollution and violation of state and federal law at the Flambeau Mine site in Rusk County.

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Flambeau Update

April 2, 2007

by Gabriel Caplett

Kennecott Mineral’s Flambeau Mining Company (FMC) recently applied for a Certificate of Completion (COC) for its reclamation activities at the Flambeau Mine site, in Rusk County, Wisconsin. The COC does not cover ground and surface water contamination and excludes from scrutiny the 32 acres that comprises the actual mine site.[1]

If the Wisconsin DNR grants Kennecott a COC, the company can reclaim 80% of its $11 million reclamation bond, based on the company’s claim that the site has been successfully reclaimed. The remaining 20% would be held for another 20 years, while a separate $1 million bond remains in place for years.[2] Kennecott notes that the bond was “never intended to address groundwater or surface water contamination that may exist now or in the future.”[3] Read the rest of this entry »

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