To read media accounts of how the plaintiffs in the Flambeau Mine Clean Water Act case were ordered to pay Rio Tinto’s court costs ($61,500), listen to radio interviews and see various statements issued by Laura Gauger as part of the successful fundraising appeal she launched to cover her share ($20,500) of the debt, please click on the following links:
- Press Release issued by Laura Gauger, September 8, 2014
- Plaintiffs on the hook for $60,000 in court fees in connection to Flambeau Mine case, Jessica Van Egeren, Madison Cap Times, September 10, 2014; For a version of the article with live links, please click HERE
- Embattled Great Lakes woman fights to defend clean water, Ordered to pay mining company’s court costs, Fight Back News, September 10, 2014. For a static image of the article, please click HERE
- Minnesota Public Radio, Reporter Dan Kraker interviews Laura Gauger, September 9, 2014 (story aired several times on the newscast over the weekend of September 13-14, 2014).
- WORT-Public Radio (FM 89.9, Madison, WI), Esty Dinur (host of “A Public Affair”) interviews Laura Gauger, September 26, 2014. Click HERE and scroll down to September 26, 2014 – A Public Affair; NOTE: The interview with Laura starts at about 5 minutes into the tape.
- Fundraising Letter, USPS Mailing, September 2014
- Fundraising Appeal, September 11, 2014
- Fundraising Appeal, September 18, 2014
- Fundraising Appeal, September 24, 2014
- Embattled Great Lakes woman grateful for strong show of support, Keweenaw Now!, September 27, 2014 ; For a static image of the article, please click HERE.
- Mission Accomplished, by Laura Gauger, November 2014
- Great Lakes woman struggles to educate people about pollution from Flambeau Mine, Brenda Austin, Win Awenen Nisitotung, October 17, 2014