The notice came after the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency denied U.S. Steel's request allowing downstream Hay Lake to have sulfate levels nearly 8 times higher than the state wild rice standard.
From the column: "Why should we mine toxic, high-sulfide nickel in northern Minnesota when other areas of the world have nickel that is not in toxic, high-sulfide deposits?"
From the column: "Facts indicate that mining contributes very little to the Minnesota economy ... but contributes a great deal to the story of pollution and environmental damage on the Iron Range."
The legislation, which would reinstate Twin Metals' leases and curb judicial review, now heads to the Democrat-controlled Senate. The White House said it "strongly opposes" it.
