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Both sides declared victory following a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that affirms the Court of Appeals’ rejection of PolyMet Mining’s permit for a proposed copper-nickel mine near Babbitt and Hoyt Lakes. The decision remands the case back to the state’s Department of Natural Resources for a contested case hearing. The agency also was ordered to fix a definite term—or duration—for the permit if one is granted in the future. Several environmental groups and the Fond du Lac B...

Minnesota Supreme Court hits pause on PolyMet permit to mine DNR must hold trial-like hearing on copper mines tailings dam proposal.  April 28, 2021 — 8:19pm Text size Copy shortlink: The Minnesota Supreme Court has overturned PolyMets permit to mine in Minnesota, sending the companys central permit back to state regulators for further review. It is a fresh blow to what would be the states first copper mine, a $1 billion open-pit m...

Minnesota Supreme Court hits pause on PolyMet permit to mine Mining company and environmentalists both say the ruling was a victory.  April 28, 2021 — 4:42pm Text size Copy shortlink: The Minnesota Supreme Court has overturned PolyMets permit to mine in Minnesota, sending the companys central permit back to state regulators for further review. It is a fresh blow to what would be the states first copper mine, a $1 billion open-pit m...

The Minnesota State Supreme Court has hit the pause button on Polymets permit to mine in Minnesota and the permit has been sent back to regulators for further review. According to StarTribune.com, this is a setback for what would be Minnesotas first copper mine, "a $1 billion open-pit mine project now stalled with several permits stayed or under review." While the news is a setback for mine developers, it is considered a big victory for environmental groups, one of which was quoted at Startribu...

Copy shortlink: The Minnesota Supreme Court has overturned PolyMets permit to mine in Minnesota, sending the companys central permit back to state regulators for further review. It is a fresh blow to what would be the states first copper mine, a $1 billion open-pit mine project near Babbitt and Hoyt Lakes that has stalled with several permits on hold or under review. The states highest court ruled Wednesday that the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) must hold a...

State Supreme Court rules in favor of PolyMet Permit to Mine and dam safety permits Justices reject lower court decision ordering open-ended contested case hearingThe Minnesota Supreme Court today resolved a key legal challenge to the PolyMet Permit to Mine and dam safety permits, overturning a lower court decision that had ordered an open-ended contested case hearing and instead limiting the contested case hearing to one specific, narrow issue, according to PolyMet Mining, Inc. a wholly owned ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An internal investigation has found that the Environmental Protection Agency mishandled its oversight of permits for what would be Minnesotas first copper-nickel mine, according to the federal agencys inspector general. The findings describe a flawed review of two permits issued for the $1 billion mine that PolyMet Mining Corp. wants to build near Babbitt and Hoyt Lakes. The latest development adds more uncertainty to the stalled mine project. Many of the permits issued ...

The agency reportedly mishandled oversight of permits for what would be Minnesotas first copper-nickel mine. Apr 23rd, 2021 In this file photo is a former iron ore processing plant near Hoyt Lakes, Minn., that would become part of a proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine. AP Photo/Jim Mone, File MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An internal investigation has found that the Environmental Protection Agency mishandled its oversight of permits for what would be Minnesotas first copper-nickel mine, according to the...

EPA review faults permitting for proposed Minnesota mine Follow Us Question of the Day     By - Associated Press - Thursday, April 22, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - An internal investigation has found that the Environmental Protection Agency mishandled its oversight of permits for what would be Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine, according to the federal agency‘s inspector general. The findings describe a fla...

Investigation finds EPA mishandled oversight for PolyMet mine permits A new report found the EPA didnt follow its own procedures when it submitted comments on the proposed project. Author: A report from the inspector general for the Environmental Protection Agency found the EPA didnt follow its own procedures when it submitted comments about the proposed $1 billion PolyMet mine in northern Minnesota over the phone, instead of via written comment, to keep it out of public record. The report, re...