A private club in the Upper Peninsula has filed a federal lawsuit suit to stop the construction of a new mine in Marquette County. The nickel and copper mine, owned...
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Kennecott's Eagle Mine near Marquette will not need a federal wastewater permit. The Environmental Protection Agency made its decision late Thursday. Opponents of the mine were banking on federal review of the project to look into...
U.S. Representative Bart Stupak says Michigan is tempting fate by putting a nickel and copper mine in Marquette County. The Upper Peninsula Democrat says he's...
The parent company for a controversial mining project in the Upper Peninsula has given a green light to fund it. Rio Tinto will spend $469 million dollars for the Kennecott...
Protestors of Michigan's decision to permit underground mining at Eagle Rock near Marquette took petitions to the state capitol Thursday. Members of the Keweenaw Bay Indian...
An environmental justice group opposing mining at Eagle Rock near Marquette is caravanning almost 500 miles to Lansing today. They'll present a petition to Governor...
By Nicole Walton and Bob Allen
Police, this morning, cleared out six protesters on the site of Kennecott's planned nickel and copper mine in...
The tribal council of the Keweenaw Band Indian Community met on the grounds of a disputed mine near Marquette over the weekend. Chairman Chris Schwartz says Eagle Rock has...
By Bob Allen
Kennecott Minerals says it's ready to begin building a nickel mine near Marquette. The company told state regulators it has all the necessary permits, and the...
By Bob Allen
Groups fighting a proposed mine near Marquette have not given up their legal battle. They've filed suit in Ingham County Circuit Court, arguing state permits for...
