Conservation Group Opposes Industrial Acid Mining In Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. — According to the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, a closed-door effort is under way to draft a bill that would weaken the state`s mining law.

The group said the bill would pave the way for industrial acid mining, also called sulfide mining. Mining companies have identified four potential sites in northern Wisconsin with mineral deposits suitable for sulfide mining.

Sulfide mining creates massive amounts of waste, and according to the league’s executive director Kerry Schumann, that`s is a huge problem....
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Ken Notes: Alas it is now about money and election results more than a concern for balance and our future. We ignore jobs and potential jobs in favor of promised jobs with the profit margins to promote politics and, well... more profit.