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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorMinnesotaNewsProtectMinnesota Supreme Court agrees to hear PolyMet permit appeal
-PolyMet pointed out that the DNR has already held a 15-year-long environmental review and permitting process that included numerous chances for the public to weigh in.
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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMinnesotaNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Minnesota Court of Appeals sends PolyMet permit back to MPCA
-This is the fourth permit the Court of Appeals has rejected this year.
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AdvocacyCollaborationDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts‘Wiggle room,’ deleted emails, and a controversial phone call: What we learned after five days of testimony in the PolyMet hearing
-Everyone concedes the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s handling of a water pollution permit for the controversial PolyMet project was far from normal. The big question is whether it was improper.
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Former EPA official: Minnesota regulators wanted PolyMet critiques kept out of public comment to avoid ‘press’
-Kevin Pierard, who oversaw the permit at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, said state officials asked him to submit concerns after a public comment period because, among other things, the critique would “create a good deal of press.”
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APIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHearing puts Minnesota agency under scrutiny over PolyMet mine permit
-Ramsey County Chief Judge John Guthmann is opening a fact-finding hearing into allegations that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency improperly tried to suppress serious concerns by the federal Environmental Protection Agency about the PolyMet mine’s risks to clean water.
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Minnesota court rejects major permits for PolyMet mine
-Environmentalists celebrated the decision, while PolyMet said it would consider taking the case to the Minnesota Supreme Court and the DNR said it was considering its options.
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PolyMet opponents ask appeals court to overturn mine permits
-Opponents of the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine urged the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Oct. 23 to cancel the project’s permit to mine and dam safety permit and order further proceedings to determine whether the mine’s environmental and financial safeguards are adequate.
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AdvocacyDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeForever Chemicals FeaturedIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMinnesotaMunicipalitiesNatasha BlakelyNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWaterfront DevelopmentMinnesota appeals court blocks water quality permit for PolyMet mine
-The proposed mine, which would be Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine, has had a permit stayed due to potential unaddressed environmental concerns.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDuluthFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsRecreation and TourismStaci Lola DrouillardNibi Chronicles: Standing strong with mushers on the North Shore of Lake Superior
-The tradition of moving things via dog sled is deeply entrenched in the culture of the North Shore.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTribal Governments and First NationsFRESH: EPA Recommends Against Minnesota Mining Permit
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