Link. Past political movers and shakers, by a joint LTE, do some moving and shaking.
Timmer also links to earlier attention he'd given the situation.
Why any sane, sagacious politician would lend credence to either of those nasty mining proposals is open to analysis; Rep. Stauber in whose Congressional district the depredation would happen, wants it. (He's a Republican.)
Read Timmer's two items.
UPDATE: Moreover, Stauber is a Trump Republican. (As Timmer writes, one of the LTE authors is a former Republican Governor of Minnesota. A tolerable Republican. To many, Arne is a likeable Republican. Not narcissistic. Not a blowhard. Not a Mike Pence. Nor a Lindsey Graham. Nor a John Kline. God, these days they set their bar low! (Ted Cruz!) )
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Strib, local content -
U.S. Army Corps suspends wetlands permit for PolyMet copper mine --
Asserting Indigenous water quality standards, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa breaks new ground.
By Jennifer Bjorhus Star Tribune-March 19, 2021 — 4:11pm