Menominee tribe loses appeal over Back Forty mine permit
By Michaela Paukner [email protected] Despite acknowledging that federal agencies had given the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin a “runaround”, a federal appeals court ruled against the tribe this week in a lawsuit over a permit for the Back Forty mine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Aquila Resources would operate the open-pit ore mine on 83 acres by […]
Lawsuit seeks to block mine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
A group is suing two federal agencies as part of an effort to block a proposed mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula near the Wisconsin line.
Judge tosses Asian carp suit; states can amend it
A federal judge Monday threw out a lawsuit filed by five states that want barriers placed in Chicago-area waterways to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes, but said he would consider new arguments if the case were filed again.
17 state AGs favor watershed divide
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said he and his counterparts in 16 other states want to demand quicker federal action on preventing invasive species such as Asian carp from migrating between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds. Schuette told The Associated Press that a coalition […]
Appeals court won’t close Chicago locks over carp
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A federal appeals panel Wednesday refused to order closure of shipping locks on Chicago-area waterways to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes, but warned that it might reconsider if the government lags in its efforts to block the dreaded fish’s path. The […]
Asian carp debate back, lawsuit pending in U.S. District Court
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A member of Congress from Michigan offered legislation Wednesday to force closure of two shipping locks on Chicago-area waterways, escalating a feud between Great Lakes states over how to prevent an invasion of environmentally destructive Asian carp. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which […]
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