Earthjustice: Wetlands Permit Denied for Back Forty Mine
January 06, 2021
January 06, 2021
LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release:
A Michigan Administrative Law Judge has denied a wetlands permit for the Back Forty mine, ruling in favor of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and noting that "the project is not in the public interest" and will have negative effects on surrounding cultural and historic resources. The permit would have allowed mining company Aquila Resources to fill, excavate, and drain Menominee River wetla . . .
A Michigan Administrative Law Judge has denied a wetlands permit for the Back Forty mine, ruling in favor of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and noting that "the project is not in the public interest" and will have negative effects on surrounding cultural and historic resources. The permit would have allowed mining company Aquila Resources to fill, excavate, and drain Menominee River wetla . . .