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Keep Pressing For Full Ladysmith Mine Cleanup

Mon, 05/07/2007 - 2:17pm |  James Rowen

Midwest Environmental Advocates, a Madison-based public interest law firm, is urging turnout at two public hearings at the Rusk County Courthouse May 16th and 17th to urge continuing DNR-mandated cleanup and restoration at the now-closed Ladysmith Mine.

These are time and dates:

May 16th (2 PM to 5 PM, and again beginning at 6:30 PM, and May 17th (beginning at 8:30 AM).

More details here.

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Comments Needed on the Flambeau Mine

Fri, 04/13/2007 - 3:17pm |  Steve Hanson
Thanks to Tom Wilson, Borges, and Kicktime for background and text for this article.
Many of you may be aware of the hard-fought battle over the Flambeau Mine near Ladysmith involving the late and missed Roscoe Churchill and many others. Although the fight to keep the mine from being created was lost, this is (like all mine stories) one that will never quite go away.
There is background on the reclamation from DNR perspective here and the La Crosse Trib has an article here that includes quotes from Wilson.
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