Marquette County Road Commission, Stand U.P. to Announce Filing of Lawsuit against EPA

Posted by Lake Superior Community Partnership on July 9, 2015

MEDIA ADVISORY

ISHPEMING— The Marquette County Road Commission and Stand U.P. on Friday will announce and unveil details about the filing of a federal lawsuit against the E.P.A., challenging the decision by the Washington, D.C.-based agency to block construction of County Road 595.

County Road 595 is the name given to a proposed 21-mile road that would connect County Road AAA in Michigamme Township with U.S. 41 in Humboldt Township, taking nearly 100 commercial vehicles per day away from schools and communities, increasing safety, dramatically cutting pollution, and conserving over 464,000 gallons of fuel annually.

Stand U.P. is a non-profit, non-partisan coalition formed in January to support safer streets, a cleaner environment, and a stronger economy in the Upper Peninsula.

WHO:            Marquette County Road Commission Chairperson David Hall

                        Marquette County Road Commission Officials

                        Stand U.P. Board of Directors Chairperson Deborah Pellow

                        Stand U.P. Board of Directors Members

WHAT:           Announcement of federal lawsuit filed against EPA to overturn arbitrary objections to the construction of County Road 595.

WHEN:          10:00 A.M.

WHERE:        Marquette County Road Commission

                        1610 North Second Street

                        Ishpeming, MI 

CONTACT:   Deborah Pellow, (906) 869-5333