As Wisconsin lawmakers consider a bill aimed at attracting mining jobs, state residents are standing up against an open pit mine proposed for a site in Michigan 150 feet from the river that forms the state line.
The elected boards and councils of six counties, four municipalities and the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin oppose the Aquila Resources Back Forty project in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula...
Ken Notes: Just got back from the UP it is pristine country. I worry that open pit chemical mining would be tough to regulate. I would like to see if we could exponentially increase tourism in the area recuse jobs and revenue are needed...
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