Mining has been in the news again in Wisconsin, especially with the controversy over the Gogebic Taconite Mine. You'll find a wealth of information about the proposed mine on the Internet, but you should also take a look at the controversies of the past - especially the Crandon mine. The controversies over mining have multiple dimensions, so to keep it manageable you should focus your project on tribes and tribal lands.
Here are some links about the Penokee / Bad River mine to help you get started - you'll find more links at each of these sites, and several are specifically about the environmental justice dimensions of the case:
Mining Impact Coalition
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice
For background on the Crandon case (for comparison), here's a book: http://www.amazon.com/Exxon-Crandon-Controversy-Michael-OBrien/dp/193254237X. Although there are no academic articles about the Penokee mine (yet!), you'll find some about the earlier controversy.
Also, don't forget to use Google to look around for more links - and there are Facebook pages you can join to help you keep up with the controversy as well. (Just go to Facebook and enter "Penokee" in the search box.)
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