Administrative Law Judge James E. LaFave wrote that PolyMet's plan to block tailings seepage with bentonite clay would not ...
MINNEAPOLIS —The proposed NewRange Copper Nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota suffered a fresh setback this week when an ...
The contested case hearing that the judge ruled on was to determine if NewRange's plan to use bentonite to prevent pollution ...
A state administrative law judge says the mine’s planned method of storing reactive mine waste is not “practical and workable ...
In a non-binding opinion, an administrative law judge said adding bentonite clay to the mine-waste slurry and lining the ...
ST. PAUL, Minn.―Conservation groups sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today to challenge a key water permit authorizing the PolyMet open-pit copper-sulfide mine to move forward. The mine would ...
ST. PAUL, Minn.— The Minnesota Supreme Court sided with clean water advocacy groups and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa today, striking down PolyMet’s permit to mine and crippling the ...
Mining the critical minerals needed for electric vehicle batteries could threaten local water supply and Indigenous culture.
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A southern Minnesota substance abuse treatment center's license has been revoked Wednesday due to safety concerns. Olmsted County revoked public lodging, food and beverage ...
The UDHR can, and should, be a guiding force for the mining industry to improve its practices by preventing negative health ...
Fighting the global environmental impacts of climate change unfortunately requires local impacts from mining the minerals needed for electric vehicles, wind turbines and power grids. The Biden ...
