Shannon Lotthammer: We don’t know where all that mercury is coming from

October 27, 2019

It’s a puzzle that the TMDL study would have answered, which is why it was scotched

Let the sun shine in

September 8, 2016

There have been multiple calls recently for some sunshine on the PolyMet permitting process before the Department of Natural Resources. Sunshine would take the form of appointing an administrative law judge from the Office of Administrative Hearings who would hold hearings on the permit to mine. A record would be made — a public record — and […]

by Steve Timmer

Comment on the PolyMet FEIS

December 10, 2015

Do it now

by Steve Timmer

Uh, Minnesota, about that bag you’re holding, part two

February 25, 2014

Last time, I promised more information about the State of Minnesota’s gaping holes in its regulatory scheme for sulfide mining. I hinted at one of them: inadequate provision for protecting the public — not just the state — from the harm of mining activity. Before continuing, however, I feel compelled to point out some of the vessels […]

by Steve Timmer