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Eagle Mine Begs For Up North Progressive’s Opinion: Lets Have Fun
Monday , 9, July 2018 Community, Upper Peninsula Leave a commentThe Up North Progressive email inbox received a very strong reminder Eagle Mine needs their survey filled out before the deadline on Friday, July 13th. They even included the dates of previous emails to emphasize the urgency of needing input. Eagle Mine if you recall is the operation currently drilling for minerals near Marquette. They […]
Eagle Mine Saga Act Four: Plausible Denial From The Source
Monday , 10, August 2015 Environment, Upper Peninsula 2 CommentsDan Blondeau, the communications representative for Eagle Mine left two comments on the blog last week. Both of them are rather condescending and confrontational, but more importantly, they shed light on the issue with County Road 595. Both were left on the second installment of Eagle Mine Saga and were in response to a reader’s […]
Eagle Mine Saga Act Three: 40 More Reasons The People of Michigan Have To Give Lundin Mining Everything They Want
Monday , 3, August 2015 Environment, Upper Peninsula 3 CommentsLet’s recap Eagle Mine’s activities in Marquette County so far. First, the Marquette County Road Commission, being funded by a 501(c)(4) “social welfare” group called Stand U.P., sued the Environmental Protection Agency on July 8 over their temper tantrum with County Road 595. This road, running through Wildcat Canyon, would impact 26 acres of wetlands […]
Eagle Mine Saga Act One: Marquette County Road Commission Holds Their Breath Until They Turn Blue
Saturday , 1, August 2015 Environment, Upper Peninsula Leave a commentPlenty has been going on in Marquette County lately with Eagle Mine and the Marquette County Road Commission – and none of it is good. On July 8, the Marquette County Road Commission filed suit with the Environmental Protection Agency over their banning construction of County Road 595. The Road Commission just won’t take no […]
Tom Casperson Just Can’t Take No For An Answer: SR 9 Approved To Support Construction of Marquette County Road 595
Saturday , 7, March 2015 Environment 1 CommentOn March 3, 2015 a Senate resolution co-sponsored by Tom Casperson and Patrick Colbeck was adopted. The resolution supports the Marquette County Road Commission’s lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency’s ruling denying them building County Road 595 in 2013. Eagle Mine says they need the new road because it’s a shortcut to the Humboldt Mill […]