Michigan lawmakers try to get funding for U.P. copper mine – again

Michigan lawmakers try to get funding for U.P. copper mine – again

LANSING, MI - Michigan lawmakers are trying a different route to secure funding for a controversial copper mine in the western Upper Peninsula after grant dollars did not get approved last year.

Michigan lawmakers try to get funding for U.P. copper mine – again - Great Lakes Commission

Michigan lawmakers are trying a different route to secure funding for a controversial copper mine in the western Upper Peninsula after grant dollars did not get approved last year.  Read […]

Environmentalists criticize Michigan House budget's $50 million allocation for UP copper mine

The Michigan House GOP budget includes $50 million for the Copperwood Mine project, which environmental advocates say could result in the pollution of Lake Superior with mining waste.