The Political Environment: New MI mine in UP could harm nearby WI waters, tribal lands

Monday, January 11, 2016

New MI mine in UP could harm nearby WI waters, tribal lands

An open-pit metals mine close to the Menominee River just inside the Michigan side of the Upper Peninsula's border with Wisconsin could have a major impact on Menominee tribal lands, Wisconsin water quality and ongoing efforts to use the Menominee River to boost the sturgeon population in Lake Michigan, according to solid reporting by the Journal Sentinel's Lee Bergquist.

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sowpath said...: thanks; October 26, 2016 at 3:25 PM

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What water, wetland protection is all about

"A little fill here and there may seem to be nothing to become excited about. But one fill, though comparatively inconsequential, may lead to another, and another, and before long a great body may be eaten away until it may no longer exist. Our navigable waters are a precious natural heritage, once gone, they disappear forever," wrote the Wisconsin Supreme Court in its 1960 opinion resolving Hixon v. PSC and buttressing The Public Trust Doctrine, Article IX of the Wisconsin State Constitution.