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POLYMET

Together with Teck Resources, the venture will operate as NewRange Copper Nickel in efforts to further develop mineral holdings and bring on-line the Iron Range's first precious metals mine.
The recommendation came on the first day of a three-day public hearing.
The union in 2019 said it learned from a whistleblower that state regulators kept the federal agency's comments and concerns out of the public record.
It's the second time the Center for Biological Diversity has filed such a lawsuit.

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The state agency said last month's Court of Appeals decision on the copper-nickel mining permits "fundamentally changes long-standing interpretation of state law."
The Minnesota Legislature on Tuesday kicked off the start of the 2020 legislative session.
Also at issue in court is whether the MPCA erred in destroying emails, notes, computer hard drives and other materials related to the water permit.
ST. PAUL — A former Minnesota Pollution Control Agency official testified Thursday, Jan. 23., that she did not try to silence federal regulators when she asked them to delay the delivery of a letter outlining their concerns with the PolyMet mining project.
The former commissioner testified on the second day of an evidentiary hearing in Ramsey County District Court.
The company says Monday's court decision has "potential negative consequences ... to any industry or business in the state."
Permit to mine and dam safety permits sent back to DNR
It's part of three separate investigations into the handling of comments on a controversial water permit for the proposed copper-nickel mine near Hoyt Lakes and Babbitt.
The court has until Jan. 21 to make a decision.
Carlson didn't hold back Monday in his criticism of the Toronto, Canada-based company or its proposal to establish an open-pit mine and processing facility near Hoyt Lakes and Babbitt.
ST. PAUL — President Donald Trump on Thursday, Oct. 10, touted his administration's efforts to greenlight permits for mining projects in northern Minnesota, which combined, have allowed the region to "flourish."

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