Copperwood Mine foes sue to block $50M grant for project near Lake Superior
Opponents filed a lawsuit to block a $50 million state grant awarded for the Copperwood mine project near Lake Superior. The Michigan Strategic Fund approved the funding for the Canadian company's copper mine in the western Upper Peninsula. The grant follows multiple attempts by regional lawmakers and developers to subsidize the project.
Opponents are going to court in hopes of blocking a controversial $50 million grant Michigan awarded in August to fund construction of a Canadian company’s copper mine in the western Upper Peninsula. The money was approved by the Michigan Strategic Fund after several failed attempts by economic developers and regional lawmakers to subsidize the Copperwood...
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