EPA releases long-sought comments on PolyMet permit
The document provides powerful ammunition for critics of MPCA’s role in permitting the state’s first copper-nickel mine.
Marshall Helmberger
IRRR hiring decision comes under fire
The agency is accused of disregarding process, passing over a more qualified candidate in a rush to hire Joe Radinovich.
Copper-nickel? The data say it’s bad economics
There is a remarkable amount of economic data and research suggesting that a new mine will not bring the economic benefits that its supporters believe.
Congress shouldn’t short-circuit environmentalists’ legal challenge to PolyMet land exchange
Sen. Tina Smith, with the support of Sen. Amy Klobuchar, has introduced a rider intended to deny environmental groups the right to challenge the proposed PolyMet land exchange in federal court.
For legislative staffers, sex abuse tales ring close to home
Despite the passage of nearly 20 years, it’s still difficult for my mother to talk about her time at the Legislature. It should have been a wonderful and fulfilling experience. Instead, it just makes her skin crawl.
Northern Minnesota leaders don’t want the answers a Forest Service mining study might yield
Twin Metals mine supporters, including Rep. Rick Nolan, appear focused on scoring a political victory — without any consideration of the risks such a victory could entail.
America’s fall? It’s all a matter of priorities
Some of the world’s business leaders, like Jack Ma, the founder of the Chinese online retailing giant Alibaba, are now willing to speak some hard truths about the real reason that America is crumbling.
Twin Metals: Rep. Nolan has lost perspective and puts an outstanding resource at risk
Rep. Rick Nolan’s efforts to reverse the cancellation of mineral leases critical to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine near Ely are as cynical as they are reckless.
Too many misunderstand the true impact of tourism
Think of tourism as your community’s opportunity to make its case to each new visitor — that it could be a great place to live, find a job or start a business, and raise a family.
Skurla study’s ‘mining boom’ would be due almost entirely to taconite
How many permanent new mining jobs does Jim Skurla project in the copper-nickel sector, by 2016? A total of 427.
