LANSING — Upper Peninsula legislators spoke out against Northern Michigan University and its recent release of a letter changing its position of support for the Copperwood project to neutral. Copperwood would be the first U.P. copper mine in over 20 years. “The United States government has recognized copper and other materials are necessary and need to be mined here,” said Congressman Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, in a news release. “This isn’t a game, it’s livelihoods and the future of our nation. These critical minerals, which are just as necessary for NMU itself, are needed ...