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Issues & Events in 2011

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Proposed Kennecott Mine Eagle Project Update
Due to the extreme complexity of this issue and the many fronts going on simultaneously, here is an update of events that have taken place in the past year to date from Save the Wild UP: Fact Sheet


Wisconsin Citizens May Sue Kennecott for Ongoing Pollution at the Flambeau Mine

The Wisconsin Resources Protection Council (WRPC) announced it intends to file a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and Kennecott's Flambeau Mining Company (FMC). The lawsuit would be in response to ongoing water pollution that violates Wisconsin law and the Federal Clean Water Act at the Flambeau mine in Rusk County. Since Kennecott and other mining companies have promoted the Flambeau mine around the world as an example of a "green" and sustainable mine, winning this lawsuit will help protect everyone's freshwater resources. More info here: http://www.savethewildup.org/blog/flambeau-mine-causing-illegal-water-pollution/

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EPA Releases Great Lakes Restoration Action Plan
On Sunday, February 21, 2010, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced an ambitious 5-year plan to tackle toxic contamination, invasive species and dwindling wildlife habitat in the Great Lakes region. Jackson announced that the federal government plans to spend $2.2 billion restoring this precious ecosystem, which stores 20 percent of the world's freshwater.
For more information on the full action plan announced by Administrator Jackson, click here: Great Lakes Restoration Action Plan.

Read the FY 2010-14 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan

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The Peter Wolfe Chapter of the North Country Trail Offers Volunteer Adventures!

The NCTA looks for volunteers to help build and maintain the trail in the Western UP. Work begins in June and runs thru the summer. For more information, go to their website at www.northcountrytrail.org/pwf

 

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