Public meeting held on proposed Penokee iron mine, in Wisconsin

February 1, 2011

From Headwaters News:

A standing-room-only crowd of roughly 250 people braved a cold January evening in search of information on an open pit iron mine recently proposed for Iron and Ashland Counties, in Wisconsin.

The meeting, moderated by Northland College President Mike Miller, was initiated by reporter Mike Simonson of KUWS (UW-Superior) and Wisconsin Public Radio.  Simonson said he organized the meeting out of concern that solid information on the proposed mine had been all too scarce. Read the rest of this entry »


Article on Flambeau Mine Lawsuit

January 25, 2011

from Keweenaw Now:

Two citizen groups — the Wisconsin Resources Protection Council and the Center for Biological Diversity — and Laura Gauger (formerly Furtman), who is a member of both groups, recently filed a Clean Water Act citizen suit against Flambeau Mining Company, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto / Kennecott, over its partially reclaimed Flambeau Mine near Ladysmith, Wis.

To read the rest of Michele Bourdieu’s article visit Keweenaw Now.


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.


New Iron Mining in Wisconsin

December 27, 2010

Article from the Ashland Daily Press on a public forum on an iron mining proposal near Ashland:  http://www.ashlandwi.com/articles/2010/12/15/news/doc4d0865a24da02916387653.txt

And the Ashland Daily Current reports that the mining interests gave Wisconsin’s new governor $10,000 in campaign donations:  http://ashlandcurrent.com/article/10/12/15/mining-project-execs-gave-walker-10000


The Sand Saga Continues

February 23, 2010

by Sally Petrilli – Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

A sand storyIt’s been almost two years since a group of citizens in Chippewa Falls, and surrounding Wisconsin communities came together to protest the City Council’s decision allowing Canadian Sand and Proppants, Inc. (CS&P) to build

Site of proposed sand processing plant in Chippewa Falls

a processing plant within the city limits that will process 2.6 million tons of sand a year for use in oil and gas wells across the country. Read the rest of this entry »


Protect the Earth at Eagle Rock

August 12, 2009

Teresa Bertossi – Marquette, Michigan

I am writing to inform you about the second annual Protect the Earth Great Lakes Community Gathering that took place Aug. 1-2.

It was empowering, and I wish you all could have experienced being there or at the very least heard about it in your local newspaper. Read the rest of this entry »


Wisconsin Sand Mine Project Opposed by Local Citizens

June 25, 2009

Sally Petrilli - Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Chippewa Falls is a city of 13,054 in Northwestern Wisconsin. It is historically a technology town, the birthplace of Seymour Cray and the development of Cray computers.  Unfortunately, this area also has an abundance of the kind of specialized sand (called “frac”sand) used in the fracturing process by oil and gas companies to increase production.  Canadian Sand and Proppants, Inc. (CSP) will need four sand mines in surrounding areas, bringing the sand into Chippewa Falls for processing, in order to run their plant at full capacity.  The town of Howard, WI is fighting plans for the first mine. Read the rest of this entry »


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 »


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.


Report on Mining Company Strategy Available Online

May 27, 2009

A detailed and useful report, written by Teresa Bertossi, covers Kennecott Minerals’ (subsidiary of Rio Tinto) strategies for overcoming public resistance to metallic sulfide mining projects in Wisconsin and Michigan.  The report is entitled Mining for Public and State Approval: Corporate Strategies for Metallic Sulfide Mining on Michigan’s Yellow Dog Plains (click on the title to access the report) is now available at the Lake Superior Mining News.

Other reports can be accessed on the “Reports” page.


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