Marc Fink retweeted
BREAKING: Admin Law Judge recommends @mndnr deny PolyMet permit to mine that violates MN rules on reactive mine waste.
"This is yet another repudiation of the permits issued to PolyMet, and should be the final nail in the coffin of this failed proposal."
Read our release:
Marc Fink retweeted
The Star Tribune article about wolves "decimating" northern Minnesota's deer population was driving me insane so I blogged it minnesotareformer.com/2023/1…
Marc Fink retweeted
The MN Supreme Court ruled today that the MPCA violated state law when it suppressed a federal agency's concerns with PolyMet's water permit during the public comment period.
Read our press release to learn more.
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Marc Fink retweeted
"We conclude there are danger signals suggesting that the MPCA did not take a hard look at whether the permit complies with the Clean Water Act (CWA) and that the MPCA did not genuinely engage in reasoned decision-making in dealing with concerns that were raised by the EPA."
Marc Fink retweeted
NEW: The MN Supreme Court rules a key water permit granted by the MPCA to PolyMet (now NewRange) was "arbitrary and capricious" and suggests the agency may not have adequately considered whether the copper-nickel project has the reasonable potential to break water standards.
Marc Fink retweeted
"This is a sea change for PolyMet. They're going to have to go back to the drawing board," Kevin Reuther, MCEA's Chief Legal Officer.
The Army Corps’ decision mandates what we've long sought: a reset on the entire proposal.
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Marc Fink retweeted
BREAKING: US Army Corps of Engineers revokes PolyMet's wetlands (Section 404) permit. Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa had objected to the permit since destroying these wetlands would violate their downstream water quality standards. mvp.usace.army.mil/Missions/…
Marc Fink retweeted
"So, yes, in a region famous for its clean water, where water is fundamental to people’s health and way of life, we need to be willing to consider the radical suggestion that if a proposal is floundering, hey, maybe the problem is the proposal itself." duluthnewstribune.com/opinio…
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Two of the finest activists and people I've had the pleasure to know, the late @joyem_braun and @SvitlanaRomanko, shared the Rose Braz Prize for bold activism from the Center for Biological Diversity today. Such congrats!
(And I knew Rose too, who would have loved this pair)
Marc Fink retweeted
Forest Service: Copper-nickel mining poses threat to Boundary Waters duluthnewstribune.com/news/l…
Marc Fink retweeted
A federal judge in California ruled today that wolves across most of the U.S - including in Minnesota and Wisconsin - are now back under federal Endangered Species Act protections, eliminating the chance for any state wolf hunting or trapping seasons: duluthnewstribune.com/sports…
Marc Fink retweeted
BREAKING: The Biden Administration just announced that it has canceled the two Twin Metals leases for sulfide-ore copper mining next to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, a huge and critical step for protecting America’s most popular Wilderness!
Learn more: savetheboundarywaters.org/si…
Marc Fink retweeted
The Court of Appeals struck down the PolyMet water permit and sent it back to @MnPCA to address groundwater pollution. Again. Every PolyMet permit appeal at Ct of Appeals = return permit to agency.
Our press release w/ @FriendsBWCAW & @CenterForBioDiv: mncenter.org/press_release_1…
Marc Fink retweeted
A broken process hid EPA concerns from public view & resulted in a weak permit that doesn't protect people downstream of PolyMet's proposed sulfide mine. The Ct of Appeals decision is a win for clean water.
Our release w/ @FriendsBWCAW & @CenterForBioDiv mncenter.org/press_release_1…
Marc Fink retweeted
The land withdrawal within the Rainy River Watershed is back. The move bans new leases for at least two years and could lead to a 20-year mineral withdrawal. The move does not immediately target Twin Metals' existing leases.
duluthnewstribune.com/busine…
Marc Fink retweeted
U.S. Rep @BettyMcCollum04 says the Biden administration will announce a proposed 20-year mining ban in the watershed of the #BoundaryWaters today. This restarts a process started under Obama, then reversed under Trump. @MPRnews
Marc Fink retweeted
NEW POLL: A majority of Minnesotans think @GovTimWalz should move on from PolyMet - just 21% think he should "stay the course" & reinstate the permits courts have struck down.
DFL voters support "move on" 7 to 1 AND a plurality of GOP voters too. MORE: mncenter.org/press_release_S…
ALT 51% of MN voters think Gov. Walz should move on from PolyMet. Graphic shows that 51% think Walz should move on, 21% believe he should stay the course on the PolyMet proposal, and 29% are not sure. Poll conducted Sept 23-24 of 662 MN voters by Public Policy Polling.
Marc Fink retweeted
Ambler Road would transform one of Alaska's wildest places. Approved under Trump, the Biden administration has been conspicuously silent on the project's future. My investigation for @POLITICOMag. Photos and video by @nWilderPhoto. With @typeinvestigate.
politico.com/interactives/20…
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The agency said Enbridge deviated from its plans and dug too deep. It's referred the matter to the Clearwater County attorney for criminal prosecution.
duluthnewstribune.com/busine…
Marc Fink retweeted
It's time to move on from PolyMet - here's what we should do instead. In today's Duluth News Tribune e-edition. #mnleg
Link: duluthnewstribune.com/opinio…
Take action: moveonfrompolymet.org
