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Twin Metals to appeal federal decision on proposed mine
-Twin Metals will appeal a federal decision that dealt a serious blow to its proposed copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, the company said Wednesday.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsLorraine BoissoneaultMinnesotaNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsConflicted Over Copper: Technological advances clash with environmental concerns in Twin Metals case
-Changes in legislation in the past few years are helping clear the way for the mine.
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Judge backs Minnesota’s Twin Metals mine in lease dispute
-The judge said the Interior Department had the authority to reverse itself and renew the project’s federal mineral rights leases.
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Twin Metals Minnesota files formal mine plan with regulators
-Twin Metals Minnesota’s plan for an underground copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota is a project that has drawn fierce opposition because it would sit just upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
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Energy News Roundup: Mixing solar and farming could be key to clean energy future, new program to support energy efficiency in Ohio communities
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Energy News Roundup: Cleveland green bank aims to bring clean energy to underserved communities, DTE aims to improve grid reliability 60% over 5 years
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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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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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMine opponents to ask Minnesota Supreme Court to void permit
-The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear arguments on an attempt by environmental groups to cancel a key permit for a long-stalled copper-nickel mine.
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APIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsFeds issue draft assessment that could doom Minnesota mine
-“The proposed mineral withdrawal aims to prevent further negative environmental impacts from future mining operations.”
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Climate ChangeCollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectTribal Governments and First NationsIn Minnesota, the PolyMet mine pits renewable energy needs against tribes and the EPA
-The PolyMet Mining Corporation has been locked in a battle to open Minnesota’s first copper-sulfide mine for over 17 years.
