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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker answers a question during an Associated Press interview in his office Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, in Madison.
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Updated: Monday, 26 Nov 2012, 1:39 PM CST
Published : Monday, 26 Nov 2012, 1:39 PM CST
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker says he is confident the Republican-controlled Legislature will pass a mining bill next year, but he won't sign anything he believes will hurt the environment.
Walker told The Associated Press in a Monday interview that he believes the June recall election against him made it more difficult for the mining bill to pass this year.
Lawmakers could not reach a compromise on the bill despite pressure from a company looking to open a new iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin near Lake Superior.
Walker says he would look at a bill that would do away with the state's 15-year-old "moratorium" on mines that produce polluting acids, but he doesn't want anything that would jeopardize the state's tourism and agriculture industries.
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