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Miriam PixtunMonroy lives an hour from Guatemala's capitol and is fighting a gold mining operation she say threatens her indigenous Maya Kaqchikel…
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Six Chippewa tribes hope the EPA agrees and either restricts or halts a mining company from extracting iron ore from the Penokee Hills.The tribes insist…
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This Saturday evening, a documentary will air on cable TV about the debate that has consumed Wisconsin for a couple years.Should the state allow iron ore…
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Americans for Prosperity got involved in county board elections in northern Wisconsin this spring, hoping to help pro-mining candidates win.At issue is…
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The type of mine proposed - a four-mile long open pit, could damage water supplies and human health, according to a DNR report.The company proposing the…
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DNR wanted to work jointly with the Corps on an Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed iron mine in northern Wisconsin, but the Corps…
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A Republican state senator is proposing scaling back potential access restrictions to the forest surrounding an iron mine site just south of Lake…
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Two scientists claim they have found high levels of asbestos in rock samples, at one of Gogebic Taconite's testing sites in northern Wisconsin.Opponents…
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UPDATE: The Senate Mining Committee advanced the proposal Thursday, sending it to the full state Senate.Nearly 3,500 acres of forestland in northern…
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Debate continues over a proposed iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin. The state legislature paved the way earlier this year for Gogebic Taconite to apply…