SAINT PAUL, MN – Today, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced that the PolyMet Northmet Environmental Impact Statement has been deemed adequate.
State Rep. Rob Ecklund (DFL-International Falls) released the following statement:
“I fully support the PolyMet project and applaud the DNR for reaching this conclusion today. The environmental review process on PolyMet has been the longest in state history. More than 90,000 hours of staff time has made this one of the most scrutinized mining projects in the country.
“The time spent in environmental review has been vital to ensuring that we move forward with copper nickel mining in Minnesota without detrimental environmental impacts. Today was a step in the right direction where we’ll began to put people back to work and ensure that mining continues to be an important part of Minnesota’s economy in the 21st century.”