The question is what happens when mining goes wrong, because it will. If we don’t expect problems, then we have learned nothing from the BP oil spill... the Legislature needs to take its time in rewriting the mining law. A speedy job done within a couple of months to satisfy one company will not do..."-- Racine Journal Times editorial.
It is probably not coincidental that State Rep. Cory Mason, who has been asking some godo questions about the proposed open pit mine in northern Wisconsin, is from Racine.