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Sunday, April 28, 2013  Earth Keepers goal is to have 30 church gardens within the next two years

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Researchers say that the recent rainfall will help the water levels of the Great Lakes but are unsure as to how long the boost will last

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has approved the last major permit needed to construct a copper and silver mine in the Upper Peninsula

Friday, March 01, 2013  The Michigan DEQ is offering grants to monitor water quality for local governments and nonprofit groups

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  The Marquette County Road Commission spent two years working on a proposal for County Road, 595 but it was denied last week

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Rio Tinto recently published a community scorecard regarding the Eagle Mine, but some are skeptical about the results

Monday, January 07, 2013  Rio Tinto says the scorecard allows community members to rate their performance in five areas voted most important by the people within local communities

Saturday, January 05, 2013  The Marquette County Road Commission and Congressman Dan Benishek responded to the Michigan Department of Environmental Qualitie's denial of the permit for CR 595

Friday, January 04, 2013  The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality released a statement on Thursday that provides a big setback for the proposed Marquette County Road 595

Sunday, December 16, 2012  The Marquette County Community Foundation has recently appointed the Community Environmental Monitoring Project Board to assist as a neutral third party in the monitoring of the Rio Tinto Eagle Mine's operations with the Superior Watershed Partnership

Friday, December 07, 2012  The EPA has withdrawn an objection to the Marquette County Road 595 Project stating that the proposed route is the one that will least damage the environment

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  Their first town hall meeting introduced the new Community Environmental Monitoring Program, or CEMP

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  Torch Lake landowners are meeting with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  The Marquette County Road Commission is looking at upgrading County Road 550 to an all-season road as an alternative route for the trucks should County Road 595 not be approved

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  The Department of Environmental Quality director visited the CR 595 site in Marquette County on Monday