The company that promised a huge mine in northern Wisconsin announced Friday that it was dropping the controversial project because it is not feasible.
GOGEBIC TACONITE | COMPANY cites wetlands cost, epa ruling
Gogebic Taconite says Wisconsin mine isn't feasible; cites wetlands, EPA
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In this file photo, Gogebic Taconite president Bill Williams touches an outcropping of what he said was magnetite near a proposed mine site. The company has since pulled out but Iron County officials say owners may find another operator.
Gogebic Taconite president Bill Williams explores an outcropping of magnetite in September near the site in the Penokee Range where the company proposed an iron mine.
Walker said states could enforce pollution laws without EPA oversight. But Wisconsin's DNR has repeatedly failed to meet EPA standards.
The company cites the 'chilling effect' of a county regulatory bid but says it still wants a mine.
Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal would turn the Natural Resources Board into an advisory panel to 'to strengthen leadership.'
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources let the rules lapse in March because they weren't adequately preventing pollution.
