Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 21, 2009
Contact: Michelle Halley, NWF – 906-361-0520
Preserving public access at heart of mine opponents’ appeal
MARQUETTE, MI — Wrongfully putting a private company’s profit margin before the public’s interest is at the heart of a Notice of Appeal filed in the Michigan Court of Appeals today by the National Wildlife Federation and three [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 18, 2009
 
Contact: Michelle Halley, NWF – 906-361-0520
 
Mine opponents find both good and bad in judge’s decision
NWF and partners pleased with Eagle Rock protection, will appeal remainder of decision
 
MARQUETTE, MICH – Administrative Law Judge Richard Patterson announced today that he will uphold permits issued to Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company by the Michigan Department [...]

The MDEQ asked for a third delay this year on making a decision on the proposed Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company reuse of the Humboldt Mill. In June, the DEQ asked the deadline to be extended to allow the agency to review and evaluate Kennecott’s response to the requests for clarification submitted to the Department from Kennecott earlier this year. [...]

The National Wildlife Federation, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Huron Mountain Club, and Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve have pointed out that the DNR’s land lease decision violated the common law public trust doctrine. The plaintiffs asked that Judge Paula Manderfield should consider that re-opening a previous decion. In March, Manderfield dismissed the opponents’ appeal of the DNR’s lease decision. In [...]