MARQUETTE, MI – Institutional support for the proposed Copperwood Mine is far from rock solid. In a letter dated July 16, 2024, recently obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), President Dr. Brock Tessman of Northern Michigan University withdrew … read more NMU Revokes Support for Copperwood Mine
To round out a busy year, it’s time to celebrate a major victory in the fight to protect Lake Superior and Porcupine Mountains State Park from a harmful copper sulfide mine! Last Wednesday (12/18), the Michigan Senate Appropriations Committee voted … read more Success: No Taxpayer Money for the Copperwood Mine!
Click here to see TV6’s coverage of this issue! Marquette, MI: Cleveland Cliffs withdrew its permit application to fill 77.9 acres of wetlands and 4,661 linear feet of streams with mine waste as of June 20, 2024. The withdrawal was … read more Small Win! Tilden Mine Permit Application Withdrawn Following Public and Agency Concerns
See coverage of our Native Plant Garden project in Big Bay in the Mining Journal and TV6! Citizens for a Safe & Clean Lake Superior (CSCLS) is partnering with Powell Township Parks and Recreation, Powell Township School, and other local … read more Citizens for Superior partners with Parks & Rec for Native Plants in Big Bay
This article was written for CSCLS’s joint monthly newsletter with UPEC, upe.news. To receive monthly articles like this covering environmental issues in the UP, sign up for the newsletter! Governor Gretchen Whitmer signs new clean energy legislation into law. Source: Michigan.gov On November … read more A look at Michigan’s new clean energy legislation
This article was written for CSCLS’s joint monthly newsletter with UPEC, upe.news. To receive monthly articles like this covering environmental issues in the UP, sign up for the newsletter! Wetlands are an incredibly important piece of every environment here in … read more Nature’s kidneys need local protection
In Boca Chica, Texas, SpaceX’s launch site is used to test some of their largest rockets. This is having an extremely detrimental effect to the local environment, with a recent explosion creating a 385-acre debris field and 3.5-acre fire, harming … read more Yahoo!Tech: Environmental experts express concern about SpaceX after company’s second test flight results in further damage to local area
Read Wednesday’s article from Bridge Michigan here: Dana Nessel’s office probing $2M rocket plan that failed to launch
Scroll down to see a letter from CSCLS President Denny Ferraro breaking the news, and the Resolution passed tonight by the Powell Township Board: Letter from the President: We are pleased to announce that the Powell Township Board has enacted … read more Breaking News: Spaceport Plans Defeated!
CSCLS is partnering with the U.P. Environmental Coalition to publish a monthly e-newsletter of regional environmental news. This will feature environmental groups in the U.P. and nearby areas and issues they are working to solve, as well as important news … read more CSCLS and UPEC Partner to Publish Monthly Newsletter – Sign Up!
Small Win! Tilden Mine Permit Application Withdrawn Following Public and Agency Concerns
