| September 5, 2026 |
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| Talon Tamarack EIS Scoping Comments |
| Tamarack Water Alliance comments on the Scoping Environmental Assessment Worksheet (SEAW) and Draft Scoping Decision Document (DSDD) for the proposed Tamarack Mining Project located near the city of Tamarack, Aitkin County, Minnesota. |
| tamarackwateralliance.org |
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| August 28, 2026 |
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| Revised northern Minnesota mine plan would destroy more wetlands than previously proposed |
| The open-pit mine near Babbitt lacks three key permits and is asking for a new wetland destruction permit from the Army Corps of Engineers. |
| startribune.com |
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| August 22, 2026 |
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| After 20 years of failure, a risky mining plan doesn’t deserve the benefits of its past permits
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| The permitting process for the NorthMet copper-sulfide mine has been an embarrassing joke |
| minnesotareformer.com |
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| August 18, 2026 |
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| Gov. Tim Walz signs executive order banning nonferrous mining near Boundary Waters
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| Environmentalists cheer; industry litigation possible |
| minnesotareformer.com |
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| August 7, 2026 |
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| Battle lines form as proposed Aitkin County nickel mine faces public scrutiny
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| The Tamarack nickel mine proposed by Talon Metals would be the first mine dug under the surface in Minnesota since 1967. |
| startribune.com |
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| August 4, 2026 |
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| It's all about the kitty litter, stupid |
| How the Minnesota DNR has used the intracies of administrative law procedure to hijack hearing into NorthMet's tailings storage plan |
| threatenedwaters.com |
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| July 31, 2026 |
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| Can a new design save one of Minnesota’s most controversial mining projects? |
| NewRange Copper Nickel, the company behind a controversial plan to dig an open pit mine for copper, nickel and other metals in northeast Minnesota that was first proposed more than 20 years ago, is back with a redesigned proposal it hopes will pass regulatory and legal muster. |
| mprnews.org |
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| July 29, 2026 |
NewRange Submits Federal Wetland Permit Application and State SupplementalEnvironmental Review Request - NewRange |
| Updated NorthMet Project designed to enhance environmental performance and operational efficiency, including an estimated 75%... |
| www.newrangecoppernickel.com |
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| July 29, 2026 |
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| NewRange Copper Nickel - NorthMet Project Design Enhancements |
| NewRange press release announcing the abandonment of the FTB and other changes. |
| www.newrangecoppernickel.com |
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| July 29, 2026 |
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| Proposed Iron Range copper-nickel mine, long a source of controversy, gets new push |
| The company behind the NorthMet mine has redesigned several components of its waste and water handling. Where boosters see an economic boon, critics warn of environmental consequences. |
| startribune.com |
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| July 29, 2026 |
[PRESS RELEASE] NewRange Submits Federal Wetland Permit Application and State Supplemental
Environmental Review Request |
| Hoyt Lakes, Minn. — NewRange Copper Nickel, home to one of America’s largest undeveloped
copper and nickel resources, today announced it submitted the NorthMet Project’s Clean Water Act
Section 404 wetland permit application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a request to the
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to complete a supplemental environmental review
(SEIS). |
| www.newrangecoppernickel.com |
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| June 23, 2026 |
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| Morris-based mega-dairy coming closer to reality with key regulatory ruling |
| A proposal to expand a Morris-based dairy operation from roughly 8,000 cows to nearly 19,000 moved closer to construction this week with a key regulatory ruling. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency decided this week that Riverview Dairy does not need to complete an environmental review known as an Environmental Impact Statement to move forward with the expansion. |
| minnesotareformer.com |
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| May 6, 2026 |
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| A different Minnesota mining project nears a regulatory yardstick |
| Tribal and environmental groups have lined up against Tamarack mining project west of Duluth ahead of a summer public comment period. |
| www.minnpost.com |
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| March 18, 2026 |
Northshore Mining fined for letting wastewater escape |
| The MPCA fined Northshore Mining in Silver Bay $19,000 after repeated violations of its wastewater permit and Minnesota environmental rules. |
| www.wdio.com |
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| November 17, 2025 |
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| Twin Metals seeks to continue copper exploration near Boundary Waters |
| Franconia Minerals, a subsidiary of the company seeking to build an underground mine for copper and nickel outside Ely, wants to drill up to 19 more exploratory holes along Birch Lake, just outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. |
| www.mprnews.org |
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| November 8, 2025 |
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| Borderland battle: new act threatens BWCA’s decades-old wilderness protection |
| In October, a new bill was proposed called the Borderland Conservation Act, it would be implemented nationwide if passed but Northern Minnesotans are saying this unfairly impacts them. |
| www.northernnewsnow.com |
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| September 29, 2025 |
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| Let's scrutinize NewRange Copper Nickel's new mining plans - MinnPost |
| There are reasons to doubt the environmental plans proposed by NewRange, a joint venture of PolyMet Mining Corp. and Teck Resources. |
| www.minnpost.com |
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| September 28, 2025 |
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| New Report: Replumbing Minnesota's Landscape: How Agricultural Drainage Alters Rivers and Degrades Water Quality |
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| www.mncenter.org |
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| August 28, 2025 |
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| Press Release: MN Groups Petition for State Action on Agricultural Drainage |
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| www.mncenter.org |
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| June 30, 2025 |
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| Environmental group sues over tailings basin expansion |
| WaterLegacy alleged the DNR and Northshore Mining violated the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act by allowing construction before the project’s environmental impact statement process was completed. |
| www.duluthnewstribune.com |
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