Stop the Give-Away of Our Natural Resources to Pay-to-Play Companies
Assembly Mining Bill (LRB 3520/1) is the latest in a series of bills that weaken environmental and health protections and prevent the public from holding polluters accountable. While written at the behest of an out-of-state mining company proposing a strip mine of unprecedented size, this is by no means just a Northern Wisconsin issue. Sweeping changes outlined in the bill will apply to iron mines throughout the state. Just as the recent boom in sand mines has taken communities by surprise, the price jumps in metals including iron could result in multiple applications for mines in the near future - mines that are in your watershed.
The Assembly needs to hear from you that LRB 3520/1 is bad for Wisconsin. See here for talking points.
Make your voice heard at the only scheduled public hearing. Even if you can't stay, be sure to register your opposition to LRB 3520/1:
(Go through Gate 5 which is on 84th Street. You will be directed into the parking lot directly on the left that is attached to the Tommy G. Thompson Youth Center. Parking is free.)
If you can't make the hearing, you can make your concerns known to the members of the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Small Business and the Economy, and don't forget to send a message to your Assembly representative (click here to find your representative) and to your local paper too.
Assembly Committee on Jobs, Small Business and the Economy
