Fond du Lac Band wins halt to copper mine
Tribe asserts rights as a sovereign state under the Clean Water Act to challenge proposed PolyMet mining operations
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Apr 5, 2021
A former iron ore processing plant near Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota, shown here on Feb. 10, 2016, would become part of a proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine. The Fond du Lac Band is fighting the mine in court, saying it would pollute the waterways. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Tribe asserts rights as a sovereign state under the Clean Water Act to challenge proposed PolyMet mining operations
Mary Annette Pember
The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is breaking new ground in its fight against a planned $1 billion PolyMet copper mine in northern Minnesota.
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