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Environmental group sues over tailings basin expansion

Summary by Duluth News Tribune
SILVER BAY — An environmental group is suing to stop construction on the expansion of a tailings basin holding back mine waste near Lake Superior. In a June 16 lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Northshore Mining Co., WaterLegacy alleged that Northshore, which is owned by Cleveland-Cliffs, violated the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act by allowing construction before the project’s environmental impact statement pr…

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Environmental group sues over tailings basin expansion

SILVER BAY — An environmental group is suing to stop construction on the expansion of a tailings basin holding back mine waste near Lake Superior. In a June 16 lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Northshore Mining Co., WaterLegacy alleged that Northshore, which is owned by Cleveland-Cliffs, violated the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act by allowing construction before the project’s environmental impact statement pr…

·Cherokee County, United States
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Duluth News Tribune broke the news in Cherokee County, United States on Monday, June 30, 2025.
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