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The House Appropriations Committee hears testimony in December on a requested transfer of $50 million in state funding to the Copperwood Mine Project in the Upper Peninsula.
Posted inDemocracy

Environmentalists criticize Michigan House budget’s $50 million allocation for UP copper mine

Avatar photo by Michigan Advance September 3, 2025September 3, 2025

The Michigan House GOP budget includes $50 million for the Copperwood Mine project, which environmental advocates say could result in the pollution of Lake Superior with mining waste.

Augusta Township resident Dale-Lin Mallonen stands against a brick wall outside the municipal offices.
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Can 957 signatures halt a $1 billion data center in Augusta Township?

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt August 29, 2025August 29, 2025
Two women wear light blue "People Powered" T-shirts.
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Group behind effort to ban DTE, Consumers political spending lays groundwork

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt August 18, 2025August 18, 2025
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What does the Supreme Court’s wetland ruling mean for Michigan?

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt June 13, 2023September 17, 2024
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What a return to ‘polluter pay’ could mean for Michigan

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt May 9, 2023January 20, 2024
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‘Insulting’: Environmental agenda stalls in state House as industry-funded Dems move mining bills

Avatar photo by Tom Perkins May 9, 2023January 19, 2024
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Advocates say affordable green housing budget proposal falls short

Avatar photo by Capital News Service February 12, 2023January 19, 2024
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Polluter-pay laws could return under Democratic majority

Avatar photo by Capital News Service February 4, 2023January 19, 2024
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DTE-linked dark money group funded campaign to strip Whitmer’s lockdown authority, tax records show

Avatar photo by Tom Perkins January 10, 2023January 19, 2024
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Will Dem lawmakers reform Michigan’s environmental protections?

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt December 20, 2022January 19, 2024

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