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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…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
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,…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
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…...