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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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.
Read More »A legislator plans to introduce a bill this session that would lift Wisconsin's mining moratorium.
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Read More »A state appeals court has affirmed a decision blocking a frack sand mine in western Wisconsin.
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Read More »A majority of Conservation Congress spring hearing attendees say lawmakers should repeal a law relaxing iron mining regulations.
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Read More »The group of sportsmen who advise the Department of Natural Resources on outdoor issues plans to ask the public whether Wisconsin's contentious iron mining law should be repealed.
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Read More »Republican Gov. Scott Walker's staff considered making a lobbyist for a company seeking to dig an iron mine in Wisconsin the state Department of Natural Resources' deputy secretary, according to a newspaper report.
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Those not directly affected by frack sand mines popping up in west-central Wisconsin like so many mushrooms are conflicted about whether their abundance is good, bad or neutral for our economy and environment.
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An Illinois-based sand mining company has agreed to pay an $80,000 fine in response to allegations that it failed to prevent untreated rainwater from running off a mine site in western Wisconsin.
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Read More »Regulators in western Wisconsin say they took action against the wrong company after discovering permit violations at a frack sand mine: http://strib.mn/1CjFASO
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