EPA gives Wisconsin tribe power to set water standards [View All]

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http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/epa-gives-wisconsin-tribe-power-to-set-water-standards-131192408.html



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Federal regulators have approved a northern Wisconsin Indian tribe's request to regulate water quality - a move that could affect the construction of an iron ore mine near Hurley.

The Bad River band of Lake Superior Chippewa said Wednesday that the Environmental Protection Agency had approved its application to set standards for water quality for tribal waters.

That could affect a proposed iron ore mine in the Bad River watershed proposed by Gogebic Taconite, which is based in Hurley.

The plans by the company for the $1.5 billion mine are on hold for now, with Gogebic saying it is waiting to see the outcome of possible changes in state law this year that could expedite the environmental review process.

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Emphasis mine. Waiting to see if Walker's gutting of environmental regulations gives them the go-ahead to destroy our environment, is more like it.

Good on EPA!