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Snyder Accused of Pardon Favoritism

Governor Rick Snyder is taking some flak for erasing a drunk driving conviction from the record of a politically-connected Detroit-area lawyer. Snyder has admitted to news agencies that he knows Alan Gocha Jr., but says he never talked with him about the conviction, or a potential pardon. Snyder appointed Gocha …

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Wisconsin Mine Plan Abandoned

A company that wanted to build a huge open pit iron mine in northern Wisconsin has given up. Gogebic Taconite LLC  notified the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources last week that it was withdrawing its application, and had closed its office in Hurley. The company had hoped to dig a …

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Eagle Mine Monitoring Increased

Groundwater monitoring will be increased at the Eagle Mine in Marquette County, under an agreement reached last week between the State of Michigan and Lundin Mining. Among the changes… – Water being returned to the environment will now be sampled before being treated by the facility’s reverse osmosis system, as …

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