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Local View: Stauber selling out the Boundary Waters for a Chilean billionaire

1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (399+ words) In 2016, Chilean billionaire Andr'nico Luksic Craig bought a $5.5 million mansion in Washington, D.C., through a shell company. He then rented it to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. Real estate experts called it a "terrible investment " for Luksic, but they weren't evaluating…...

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duluthnewstribune.com > opinion > columns > local-view-need-to-store-energy-a-potential-boon-for-iron-range

Local View: Need to store energy a potential boon for Iron Range

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (268+ words) Minnesota Power has announced the closure of the final two Boswell coal plants by 2035. Minnesota Power plans to replace the Boswell units with wind-energy resources. Currently, Boswell provides 165 well-paying jobs. A close look at the opportunities this closure presents can…...

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duluthnewstribune.com > opinion > letters > readers-view-start-the-mining-in-staubers-back-yard

Reader's View: Start the mining in Stauber’s back yard

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (215+ words) If Rep. Pete Stauber, is so confident that a foreign national company can be held responsible for the environmental devastation from mining, let's start digging the first hole in his back yard. Reader's View: Start the mining in Stauber's back…...

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duluthnewstribune.com > opinion > columns > in-response-on-twin-metals-lets-be-honest-about-fear-the-facts

In Response: On Twin Metals, let's be honest about fear, the facts

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (609+ words) In Response: On Twin Metals, let's be honest about fear, the facts'duluthnewstribune.com In Response: On Twin Metals, let's be honest about fear, the facts From the column: "Portraying environmental standards as a reliable safeguard ignores that regulatory processes at…...

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duluthnewstribune.com > opinion > columns > local-view-boundary-waters-are-worth-more-than-minerals

Local View: Boundary Waters are worth more than minerals

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (436+ words) I have been privileged to hunt, hike, camp, and canoe the wildlands of Northeastern Minnesota in the greater Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness region since I was a teenager in the 1980s. Later, I graduated from the University of Minnesota-Duluth with…...

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duluthnewstribune.com > news > local > us-house-passes-stauber-resolution-to-reverse-mineral-withdrawal-near-bwcaw

US House passes Stauber resolution to reverse mineral withdrawal near BWCAW

4+ week, 17+ hour ago  (498+ words) WASHINGTON " The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a resolution that seeks to reverse a 20-year mining ban on federal land within the same watershed as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The" resolution, "sponsored by Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Hermantown,…...

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Prep report: Miner, Denfeld blank Dodge County

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (777+ words) Goaltender Gabriel Miner made all 29 saves required of him on Friday night at Duluth Denfeld blanked Dodge County 4-0 at Essentia Duluth Heritage Center. It took a while for the Hunters to put this one away, as three of their four…...

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duluthnewstribune.com > opinion > columns > in-response-on-twin-metals-new-mining-focus-on-facts-not-fear

In Response: On Twin Metals, new mining, focus on facts, not fear - Duluth News Tribune | News, weather, and sports from Duluth, Minnesota

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (337+ words) In Response: On Twin Metals, new mining, focus on facts, not fear'Duluth News Tribune In Response: On Twin Metals, new mining, focus on facts, not fear From the column: "In Minnesota, we execute these types of projects safely and more…...

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National View: A mining policy breakthrough is within reach - Duluth News Tribune | News, weather, and sports from Duluth, Minnesota

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (526+ words) The misplaced idea that America's mineral weakness stems from a lack of resources should be put to bed. Our resource base is remarkable and continues to grow. The recent discovery of a significant deposit of 16 critical minerals in Utah is…...

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duluthnewstribune.com > news > local > talon-buys-eagle-mine-humboldt-mill-in-michigans-upper-peninsula

Talon buys Eagle Mine, Humboldt Mill in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (259+ words) TAMARACK " The company behind a proposed underground nickel mine in Aitkin County will buy a nickel mine and processing facility in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. But Talon, which has been exploring the U.P. for minerals over the last few years and has…...