19-02-2019 21:23 via kvoa.com

Environmental group seeks EPA documents on Minnesota mine

A Minnesota environmental group is suing the Environmental Protection Agency to force it to release concerns that EPA specialists have expressed about a copper-nickel mine in the northeast of the state.
The lawsuit Tuesday from Minnesota-based WaterLegacy seeks documents the group claims the EPA never submitted but that show the agency had “substantial questions” about the project before water and air permits were issued in December.
Environmentalists worry PolyMet Mining’s pla
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