DULUTH, Minn. – Environmentalists who have fought the PolyMet copper mine project are reveling in the Minnesota Supreme Court decision that faulted. the state’s permitting process. “In layman’s terms, the PolyMet permit to mine just went boom,” said Paula Maccabee, an attorney for WaterLegacy, which has opposed the project. To proceed, Maccabee said, PolyMet now must restart the entire approval process with greater scrutiny for its claims that there will be no water pollution.

Maccabee. PolyMet is going to have to start from scratch to seek a permit.

WaterLegacy. Environmental watchdog group.