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MCEA Chief Legal Officer Kevin Reuther's statement released after the announcement that Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing Big Oil.

"Minnesotans deserve to know the real size and scope of PolyMet’s dangerous mine proposal, and MCEA will defend our position at the Minnesota Supreme Court." 

The truth is that not all are equal before the law. And the facts are plain to see.

"A contested case hearing allows an impartial judge to hear all the evidence and ensures a proposed project meets the law. It is a critical step that was skipped for the PolyMet mine proposal." 

"Without the infrastructure to connect people to clean renewable energy, we can't meet the challenge of the climate crisis."

Minntac is Minnesota’s Maui -- a discharge of pollution to groundwater that is having devastating impacts on surrounding surface waters.

Expansion plans like these are nothing new to the industry. In fact, they are commonplace, and after-the-fact mine expansions are one of the root causes of mining disasters.

3/25/2020 press release

2/12/2020 press release

1/22/20 press release