Republican Mining Author Celebrates Victory by Rubbing Pollution in the Face of Bad River Tribe.

I know, the mining industry really wrote the bill, but Sen. Tom Tiffany lead the charge.

It's not just vengeful and small, it's uncalled for incendiary. With the state Republicans stirring up controversy with unjustified fishing bag limits, with the intent to sour the relationship between sportsman and the tribes, the author of the mining bill did this:

Wheeler Report: State Senator Tom Tiffany (R-Hazelhurst) called on Wisconsin’s

Congressional Delegation to look into practices at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after new reports have surfaced that the EPA will not require the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa to comply with the Clean Water Act before issuing a new 5-year wastewater discharge permit. "Why would the EPA consider giving them a new permit given their violations of the Clean Water Act?” asked Tiffany.

It must be a plot? A Tiffany conspiracy theory? When you think about it, divide and conquer has done wonders for job creation and attracting businesses. Why not pit everybody else against the Bad River Tribe for good measure. Tiffany continued his tantrum with his tit-for-tat:

Mining opponents repeatedly claimed that a proposed mine in Iron and Ashland counties would pollute Wisconsin’s waterways. EPA records have shown that e-coli levels in wastewater discharges from the Odanah treatment plant, a facility operated by these same opponents, exceeded federal limits.

It's time to change the tone in this state and excise the political cancer we know as the Republican majority.