The environmental Toll of Disposable Vapes By James Brook Abstract: The rise in disposable e-cigarette (vape) use has led to a significant increase in hazardous e-waste and littering, posing serious environmental concerns. These devices are sold for short-term single-use, and … read more A Toxic Legacy in the Making
By Isabel Oertel Climate change is a global conversation that’s impossible to ignore, but its effects are felt differently across the world. In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, we are experiencing these changes more acutely than many other regions. … read more Wetlands: Nature’s Lifeline and Water Purifier
A Brief History of Little Presque Isle Protection By Paige Conners “Build a power plant at Little Presque Isle? Why not start a garbage dump on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, convert the Taj Mahal into a root beer … read more Saving Superior Since the Sixties
Blog written by Cait Sternberg, Director of Outreach & Communications The United States currently hosts 14 Federal Aviation Administration-licensed industrial rocket launch sites, also known as “spaceports”. Although many of these are underused, or not used at all, the … read more What We Can Learn from Other Communities’ Struggles with Spaceports
2022 was a great year for CSCLS thanks to our enthusiastic supporters! Take a look at all we accomplished this year in CSCLS President Dennis Ferraro’s End of Year Letter here: 2022 End of Year Letter
Video posted by Citizens for a Safe & Clean Lake Superior: The proposed Marquette County spaceport would launch rockets directly from Marquette’s popular recreational corridor, just a mere 15 minutes north of the city where locals and tourists travel from … read more Our Shore: What Will Be Affected from Marquette to the Proposed Rocket Launch Site
Blog post written by Mindy Kantola: The development of a commercial spaceport near a quiet historic lodge along the southern shore of Lake Superior would bring permanent and unnecessary industrial impacts to a rural, Northwoods forested area surrounded by residences, … read more Environmental issues surrounding the proposed Marquette spaceport
Video posted by the Marquette County Board: Board Meeting Agenda (PDF) Segments focused on Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association (MAMA) activities and the proposed spaceport in Marquette County: 40:25 MAMA executive director Gavin Brown’s presentation 1:09:06 Questions, comments from Commissioners to … read more Marquette County Board Meeting 05/04/2021
Blog article by Dennis Ferraro, posted at Keweenaw Now: “Most of us coming to Lake Superior’s beautiful southern shoreline to live, to study, or to visit feel a deep connection to its wild and pristine coastal habitat. Whether hiking trails, … read more Proposed industrial rocket launch site at Granot Loma threatens pristine Lake Superior shoreline
Video posted by the Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition: The Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition’s virtual event ‘2021 Celebrate the U.P.!’ “Dennis Ferraro will provide an update on Citizens for a Safe & Clean Lake Superior (CSCLS): what they are doing to … read more Save Our Shoreline: Everybody’s Backyard
A Toxic Legacy in the Making
Press Release: Copperwood Funding in the House Budget
Report Suspected Mining Sites in the UP
