the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in the Arrowhead won’t go away. Under court pressure, the Corps has scheduled three days of public hearings on whether mine discharges could damage waters in the tribal lands of the Chippewa Fond du Lac people. The Corps, as well as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OK’d permits for the mine during the Trump Administration’s relaxed environmental policies. The Find do Lacs sued. The court responded by ordering further review of the PolyMet plan. The new hearings will be May 3 to 5. Testimony is expected the first two days from the Fond du Lacs, the Army Corps, the Environmental Protection Agency, and PolyMet. The proceedings will be available on YouTube. The third day will be an audio teleconference call for public comment. Details.
Discharge issue
The permit sought by PolyMet would suspend U.S.. Clean Air requiremements for the discharge of dredged material into 901 acresThe Fond do Lacs say the discharge would jeopardize 27 acres, of its waters in the Lake Superior basin.
Drama on Iron Range
2022: January 28: Stauber lambastes Biden over mine permits
2022: January 27: PolyMet: Our nickel mine permits not illegal
2022: January 26: Biden to PolyMet: Pack your shovels, go home
2021: October 27: PolyMet vows to fight Biden order delay
2021: October 20: Biden to PolyMet: Not so fast on Babbit mine
2021: July 26: PolyMet: We’ve done everything by the book
2021: July 21: Environmentalist: PolyMet speaks with forked tongue
2021: July 20: Pollution agency told: Dig deeper: Did PolyMet lie?
2021: July 20: Pollution agency told: Dig deeper: Did PolyMet lie?
2021: April 29: Clean water lobby hails PolyMet setback
2021: April 29: Court unswayed on PolyMet pollution claims
2021: April 23: PolyMet mine facing new obstacles
2021: March 19: PolyMet faces new obstacle to copper mine
2021: February 25: High court orders review of PolyMet permit denial
2021: February 21: Concerns over mine pollution never passed on
2021: January 27: PolyMet copper mine hits new legal obstacle
2020: March 25: Trickery alleged in mine plan
2020: March 24: 2nd agency faulted for mine permit 20-03-24
2020: March 23: Court: No to PolyMet copper mine
Mine v. clean water
Tribes v. exploitation
Jobs v. environment
Biden v. Trump
Foreign ownership
Extraction v. conservation
Local economy v. greater good
Green v. global warming
Larger tax base v. pristine landscape
Wild rice harvesting v. polluted waters
Joys of fishing v. industrialization
David v. Goliath