DEQ Issues Questionable Sulfide Mining Permit
Despite evidence of serious environmental risk to a very rare habitat for an endangered species, and an administrative judge's ruiling of sacred tribal land, the DEQ still granted a permit for sulfide mining in the Upper Peninsula.The DEQ decision comes as a disappointment to environmental and conservation groups, as well as Upper Peninsula residents that value the pristine Yellow Dog RIver. The Detroit News wrote an editorial in favor of the mining permit, mischaracterizing the opposition to the permit as opposition to creating jobs. Click below to read the full editorial.