WAVE (Water Action Vital Earth), based in Marquette Michigan, has joined mining expert Jack Parker and Laura Gauger in requesting an investigation into alleged fraud involving the Michigan DEQ and the permitting of Kennecott/Rio Tinto’s Eagle Mine Project.
Taking A.G. Bill Schuette at his word, “To uncover and prosecute crimes at all levels of state and local government,” Parker and Gauger sent a report by Parker and a letter stating that the application to mine should have been rejected by the DEQ.
Parker pointed out in a July 3 press release that, “MDEQ ignored the conclusions and recommendations of their own expert and those of other experts, and accepted the application. They went on to issue all permits demanded by Kennecott, regardless of protests by public and by experts. Kennecott has been conducting construction activities ever since, illegally but with the consent of MDEQ.”
They are asking for support in the form of letters to the Attorney General and letters to the media.
Bill Schuette
Michigan Department of Attorney General
G. Mennen Williams Building, 7th Floor
525 W. Ottawa St.
P.O. Box 30212
Lansing, MI 48909
miag@michigan.gov
WAVE letter to Bill Schuette: Schuette letter 7.28.11
Citizen letter: M. Comfort Schuette letter
