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Gov. Scott Walker planned to sign a bill on Monday lifting Wisconsin's moratorium on gold and silver mining, reversing his vote from nearly 20 years ago imposing the ban.
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Read More »Local officials considering own mining regulations
Local governments are looking to enact their own mining regulations as Gov. Scott Walker prepares to lift Wisconsin's nearly 20-year ban on gold and silver mining, saying they want to protect the environment and make sure taxpayers don't have to clean up any resulting pollution.
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Read More »Judge weighs motion to dismiss Twin Metals mining lawsuit
Government lawyers asked a federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss a lawsuit by the developers of the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine who are seeking to regain their mineral-rights leases, arguing that their dispute belongs in a different court.
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Read More »Wisconsin Senate lifts mining moratorium
The state Senate is poised to lift Wisconsin's nearly 20-year ban on gold and silver mining.
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Read More »Assembly votes to lift mining ban (UPDATE)
Assembly Republicans moved closer Thursday to lifting Wisconsin's nearly 20-year ban on gold and silver mining, pushing sending to the Senate a bill that would eliminate the prohibition.
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Read More »Legislative committee approves lifting mining ban
A legislative committee has signed off on a Republican bill that would end Wisconsin's nearly 20-year ban on gold, silver and nickel mining.
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Read More »Conservationists urge lawmakers to drop mining bill
Environmentalists and tribal officials are urging Wisconsin Republicans to drop a bill that would lift the state's nearly 20-year-old moratorium on sulfide mining.
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Read More »End to Wisconsin sulfide mining moratorium advances
Wisconsin Republicans took their first votes Wednesday on a bill that would lift the state's nearly 20-year moratorium on sulfide mining, pushing the measure through committee and clearing the way for a full vote by the Senate.
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Read More »In Wisconsin, GOP pushes to end sulfide mining moratorium
Gov. Scott Walker voted to ban copper and gold mining in Wisconsin two decades ago. Now he may be asked to lift the one of-a-kind prohibition as his fellow Republicans push to continue opening up the state's north woods to mining.
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Read More »Fight over copper mining in northern Minnesota heats up
The fight over whether to allow copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of northeastern Minnesota is shifting to the state's capital city as the U.S. Forest Service opens a new set of public meetings on its proposal to bar minerals exploration and development on more than 234,000 acres near the pristine wilderness for up to 20 years.
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