Steve Karnowski

Associated Press

This Feb. 10, 2016 file photo shows a former iron ore processing plant near Hoyt Lakes, Minn., that would become part of a proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine. The Minnesota Court of Appeals has rejected two of the most important permits for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota in a major victory for environmentalists. A three-judge panel ruled Monday, Jan. 13, 2019, that the state Department of Natural Resources erred when it declined to order a proceeding known as a 'contested case hearing' to gather more information on the potential environmental impacts of the project.

Court Rejects 2 Major PolyMet Mine Permits

The court rejected two of the most important permits for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota.

In this Oct. 4, 2011, file photo, a core sample drilled from underground rock near Ely, Minn., shows a band of shiny minerals containing copper, nickel and precious metals, center, that Twin Metals Minnesota LLC, hopes to mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota. Twin Metals Minnesota has formally submitted a plan to regulators for the underground copper-nickel mine. The filing launches what's expected to be a lengthy environmental review and permitting process for what would be Minnesota's second copper-nickel mine.

Twin Metals Files Formal Mine Plan in Minn.

The project that has drawn fierce opposition because of its location.

In this Aug. 26, 2014 file photo, the Minntac taconite mine plant in Mountain Iron, Minn. is pictured. The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 reversed a decision by state regulators to renew a wastewater permit for U.S. Steel's Minntac iron mine in northeastern Minnesota. The court sent the dispute back to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for further proceedings.

Court Rejects Minn. Renewal of US Steel Mine Permit

The court reversed a decision by state regulators to renew a wastewater discharge permit.

This June 29, 2018 photo shows tanks at the Enbridge Energy terminal in Superior, Wis. An updated environmental review released by a state agency Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, found no serious threat to Lake Superior if crude oil ever leaked from a new pipeline to replace Enbridge Energy's aging Line 3 across northern Minnesota.

No Major Impacts on Lake Superior from Line 3 Pipeline

Line 3 carries Canadian crude from Alberta and clips a corner of North Dakota on its way across Minnesota to Enbridge's terminal in Superior, Wisconsin.

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This file photo shows a former iron ore processing plant near Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota that would become part of a proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine.

MN Court Orders Hearing on Mine

It must determine if state regulators suppressed a federal agency's concerns about pollution risks.

This June 29, 2018 photo shows tanks at the Enbridge Energy terminal in Superior, Wis. Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota has hit another obstacle. Earlier this month a court said the project's environmental impact statement failed to address the possibility of an oil spill into the Lake Superior watershed. Now the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Department of Natural Resources say they can't take final action on the project's permits until the Public Utilities Commission addresses the deficiencies.

Enbridge Pipeline Hits Another Obstacle

Environmental and tribal groups fighting the project argue that it risks oil spills in pristine areas of the Mississippi River headwaters region.