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Statement from Representative Metsa on the release of the NorthMet EIS

Friday, November 6, 2015

ST. PAUL—Today the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources published the final Environmental Impact Statement for the NorthMet project near Hoyt Lakes. Representative Jason Metsa (DFL-Virginia) release the following statement:

 

“After 10 years of due diligence and hard work to meet Minnesota’s rigorous environmental standards, I am glad to see the release of the environmental impact statement for the NorthMet Project. Since I was first elected, I’ve said that any project like this one should be decided based on its merits and the best and most modern scientific standards. That is what this EIS represents: years of research, discussion, public input, and collaboration with state, federal, local, and tribal governments, as well input from the public. Projects of this scale need a thorough vetting process, and I am looking forward to more public input as the process continues and we move into the permit to mine.”