Environmental groups, labor unions sound off on PolyMet copper mine proposal
Debate on the PolyMet copper mining project on the Iron Range is heating up as the DNR takes two days of public comment on a draft environmental study.
View ArticleDFL delegates divided on copper mining
DFL delegates appear to be divided on the issue of mining for copper and other metals in Minnesota. The division mirrors intra-party controversy among DFL legislators.
View ArticleChamber combs through 2010 session victories and defeats
The state's largest statewide business lobby is cheering the defeat of tax increase proposals in the 2010 legislative session. The group sees more work to be done in 2011 on an array of issues like...
View ArticleEnviro goups file suit over loan to PolyMet
Five environmental groups have filed suit regarding the proposed PolyMet non-ferrous mining project on the Iron Range.
View ArticleReport: State’s environmental review process is slow
The Minnesota Legislative Auditor released a report that found the state's environmental review process for major private development projects is slow and duplicative. The report comes one day after...
View ArticleLandwehr embraces DNR balancing act
Tom Landwehr's appointment to head the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) represents a return to the place where he cut his teeth in wildlife management in the 1980s and '90s.
View ArticleFor campaigns, it’s mines over other matters
U.S. Senate candidates joust over foreign steel and the PolyMet mine proposal.
View ArticleNo ‘knockout punch’ in first gubernatorial debate
Mark Dayton draws fire from Jeff Johnson, Hannah Nicollet in the first of five scheduled gubernatorial debates.
View ArticleJohnson, Dayton camps clash on rural policies
Oil pipeline construction, copper-nickel mining and local government aid are all ammunition in the battle over who’s a better friend to greater Minnesota.
View ArticleNo partisan shift in U.S. House delegation
The influence of outside money, third-party candidates, an unexpected retirement, national buzz and a famous comedian ultimately did little to alter Minnesota's partisan landscape.
View ArticleGroups urge Dayton to wade into mine review
In a statewide ad expected to begin airing this week, the group, Mining Truth, shows video of a massive spill of mining waste in Canada and calls on Dayton to reject the mine's waste storage system.
View ArticleMine tours precede Dayton’s PolyMet decision
Sometime next year, Gov. Mark Dayton expects to face a major decision about whether a new copper and nickel mining project gets the ultimate go-ahead. The PolyMet Mining Corp. venture in northeastern...
View ArticlePolyMet critics to lay out review objections
Critics of a proposed copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota urged those who oppose it to make their voices heard.
View ArticleEnvironmental group wants state to dump PolyMet outside counsel
On Wednesday, Attorney General Lori Swanson formally appointed Crowell & Moring as special counsel to assist with potential lawsuits over PolyMet Mining Corporation’s proposed open pit mine near...
View ArticleEPA agrees to probe how state agency regulates iron mining
The federal Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to investigate allegations by an environmental advocacy group that a state agency is failing to meet its responsibility to regulate iron mining...
View ArticleMining PolyMet comments: How agencies decide the facts
Was the environmental review process "a neutral evaluation" or "puffery"?
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