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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

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

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

Friday, December 07, 2012  The EPA has withdrawn an objection to the Marquette County Road 595 Project stating that the proposed route is the one that will least damage the environment

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

Friday, October 21, 2011  They've been waiting to get the permit to build their new breakwater in Grand Marais Harbor for months

Wednesday, October 05, 2011  The City of Escanaba is trying to obtain permits from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to use herbicides to kill invasive weed species in the marina

Thursday, November 13, 2008  Mining opponents challenged the permit.