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Talon Metals is expected to soon submit plans to build an underground nickel mine outside the town of Tamarack, Minn., with the goal of supplying metals to build electric vehicle batteries. But skepticism over whether the company can mine safely persists.
Mille Lacs Chief Executive Melanie Benjamin said the proposed mine is surrounded by valuable water resources — wetlands, groundwater, lakes and rivers — that are put at risk by this kind of mining.
“When we think about that impact of mining, how it could have the potential to hurt our community through many unproven techniques, we cannot be a part of that grand experiment,” Benjamin said. “There is too much at stake.”
Plan to convert Cambridge natural gas plant to burn diesel gets pushback. Great River Energy says the change would provide flexibility during times when natural gas isn't available or its price spikes. But environmental groups say it would increase air pollution.
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