The Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve will be leading a hike through the beautiful country of the McCormick Wilderness on September 26, 2009. Join the group as they pass along the National Wild and Scenic Yellow Dog River on their way to Bulldog Lake, the source of the river. Call 906-345-9223 to RSVP your spot on …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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Western Mining Action Network and Indigenous Environmental Network approved a $3000 grant from YDWP to assist in funding our water chemistry program. This money will go directly to the analysis of water samples in the Yellow Dog and Salmon-Trout River watersheds for low level micro-analysis. “We want to have the best baseline information regarding current …