A $2 billion plan to clean up century-old mining waste illustrates how tribes have been uniquely impacted by mining pollution, and why some are skeptical of new mine proposals.
Upper Peninsula
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
A UP community may lose EMS service in state prison payment dispute
The state and a national health care provider are squabbling over a contract, and the losers are Michigan ambulance services
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Watch Bridge Lunch Break on deer hunting trends in Michigan
Bridge’s latest Lunch Break reader event featured a lively discussion about deer hunting and managing deer populations in our state.
Posted inBusiness Watch
In Marquette, growth plans at Northern expected to benefit the city
Northern Michigan University’s new president plans to strengthen economic ties between the school and Marquette.
Posted inBusiness Watch
UP lumber mills go to bank auction months after sale to private equity firm
The industry has faced drastic price drops since a 2021 peak.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan strips UP clerk of election duty over planned hand count
An Upper Peninsula clerk and his deputy will no longer oversee Rock River Township’s Nov. 5 elections after officials say they planned to break the law.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Mining is back in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Here’s how it works
A mining rush is on for minerals used for electric batteries, as the United States undergoes an energy transition. Photos show how the process works.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Mining rush brings hope, dread to Upper Peninsula, amid historic energy shift
Decades after the bust, prospectors again descend on Michigan’s northwoods for minerals to make electric batteries. Communities are desperate for jobs. But at what cost?
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Activist: Don’t repeat history. Mines won’t save Upper Peninsula or climate
An artist is leading the fight against expanding mining in the western UP. She says society needs a reckoning about consumption, not more heavy extraction.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Retiree: Mining brought good life. Revival would help young Michigan families
The western Upper Peninsula is ‘at the end of the road,’ desperately needs help and should welcome mining with open arms, a retired miner says.