I pass along this jaw-dropping story about how Michigan is failing to stay ahead of a massive, accelerating and toxic pollution plume by noting that the Michigan is foolishly and audaciously considering putting all the pieces in place for Plume 2.0 alongside a river at its UP border with Wisconsin.
Has Michigan learned nothing from the mess it created in Flint?
The project, called the Back Forty Mine, would be an open pit mine for gold, zinc and sulfide, across the border from Marinette.I've posted about new mine FUBAR-for-sure, and the basic question is:
Has Michigan learned nothing from the mess it created in Flint?
Proposed mine site along the Menominee River. (Credit: Brian Bienkowski) |