Local View: Add 'prove it first' to fix Minnesota's flawed mine permitting
From the column: "The Legislature must open its doors to hearings, evidence, and true problem-solving. It’s time legislative leaders start representing everyday Minnesotans and embrace good public policy."
Written By:
Don Arnosti |
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Stickers opposing copper-nickel mining were handed out at a public hearing in Duluth regarding the PolyMet mine in January 2014.News Tribune file photo
I appreciated former Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Landwehr’s candid view in the News Tribune of Minnesota’s environmental review and permitting process for mining (“Reviewing a mining plan doesn’t go far enough,” April 7).