July 22, 2016 / TomBoswellBlog
THIS IS THE LAST IN A SERIES OF EIGHT POSTS WHICH TOGETHER COMPRISE AN IN-DEPTH ARTICLE CONCERNING A PROPOSED IRON ORE MINE IN THE PENOKEE HILLS OF NORTHERN WISCONSIN AND THE WIDESPREAD RESISTANCE TO THE PROJECT.
One irony about the new mining regulations the Wisconsin State Legislature passed and Governor Walker signed is that, rather than expediting and simplifying the permitting process for a mining company, as intended, they actually slow down the process and may have ultimately eliminated a meaningful regulatory role for the State.
