Tribe appeals rejection of its challenge to mining permit


Tribe appeals rejection of its challenge to mining permit


A native tribe is appealing a federal judge`s dismissal of its challenge to a state permit for a zinc and gold mine planned for Michigan`s Upper Peninsula.

The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin contends the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wrongly allowed Michigan to handle permitting for Aquila Resources` Back Forty project. The mine would be located near the Menominee River and the Wisconsin line...

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Ken Notes: Can we join with the tribes to challenge this project or demand assurances that our watersheds will not be impacted.

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