Two Ojibwe Tribes Say 45-Year Timeline for Minntac Pollution Is Too Long

Two Ojibwe tribes say 45-year timeline for Minntac pollution is too long

A draft permit would require U.S. Steel's Minntac mine to meet Minnesota's wild rice sulfate standard for the first time but gives the company up to 45 years to comply.

Ojibwe Bands Fight Minntac's 45-Year Pollution Timeline

Bois Forte and Grand Portage leaders say Minnesota's draft Minntac permit gives U.S. Steel too long to clean up sulfate pollution in wild rice waters.

Tribal leaders call for GEIS on mineral extraction in 1854 ceded territory - The Timberjay

REGIONAL— The Bois Forte and Grand Portage Chippewa bands announced Sept. 23 that they will formally request the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board to order a comprehensive study of the …