Seventeen years after Michigan passed a law phasing out dune mining, Nugent sand gets another five-year dune destruction permit.
The big mistake was made 30 years ago, when enforcement of the dune statute was given to the Geological Survey Division, which loves mining, instead of the Land and Water Management Division, which loves shoreline habitat.
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Posted by Dave at May 10, 2006 09:52 AM