clean water
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NorthMet tries new tricks to gain approval
Matt Doll, Minnesota Environmental Partnership The NorthMet copper-nickel mining project (formerly PolyMet) proposed near Babbitt and Hoyt Lakes hasn’t exactly met with success in the past few years. NorthMet’s state pollution permits…
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Hundreds from across Minnesota rally at Capitol to “Protect our Water!”
Hundreds from across Minnesota rally at Capitol to “Protect our Water!” Governor Dayton, Winona LaDuke, Ann Bancroft among speakers rallying for Minnesota’s water St. Paul, Minnesota – On April 19, a coalition of…
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MEP House Omnibus Legacy Bill Letter – April 4, 2017
April 4, 2017 Dear Members of the Minnesota House: We, the undersigned organizations and the citizens we represent, respectfully ask you to vote NO on the H.F. 707 – the House Omnibus…
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Letter to Senators on Environment Omnibus Bill, S.F. 723
Dear Members of the Minnesota Senate: We, the undersigned organizations and the citizens we represent, ask you vote NO on the Senate Omnibus Environment and Natural Resources Budget Bill, S.F. 723. We…
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First Test of 2013 MN Frac Sand Law is Successful
By Johanna Rupprecht, Land Stewardship Project The owner of a controversial Houston County silica sand mine was notified Monday by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that he must stop mining…