Court upholds MPCA’s wild rice sulfate limits downstream of Iron Range mine
The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld a state agency’s decision to deny an iron ore mine and processing plant’s request to ...
Cleveland-Cliffs to temporarily idle 2 Minnesota mines; 630 workers laid off
"This is difficult news for our Steelworkers, their families, and our entire Iron Range community ... need during this difficult time," he said. "Our mining industry has been the backbone of Northern ...
Nearly 600 Iron Range steelworkers to be laid off, sparking bipartisan outrage
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are speaking out after learning hundreds of people are losing their jobs on Minnesota's Iron Range.
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Minnesota court upholds wild rice sulfate limits downstream of mine
The court sided with the MPCA, which rejected U.S. Steel's request to allow sulfate levels nearly eight times higher than the ...
On Minnesota’s Iron Range, Trump’s Tariffs Could Be Boom or Bust
A region near the Canadian border, whose mines provide most of the new ore used in producing domestic steel — and cars — has a lot at stake as trade wars intensify.
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Unemployment extension for laid-off mine workers gets tangled up at Capitol
Two proposals include unemployment insurance benefit extensions. The Republican-sponsored one would tie the unemployment ...
Minnesota may extend unemployment funds for Iron Range steelworkers in time of tariffs
Cleveland-Cliffs announced layoffs affecting more than 600 last month.
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About 600 mine workers laid off on Iron Range as two mines temporarily close
which heavily relies on Minnesota iron ore to make the steel that’s needed to manufacture cars and trucks. “Our miners and our mines are the backbone of our communities,” Hauschild told MPR ...
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Minnesota lawmakers consider extended unemployment benefits for laid-off steelworkers
Bills would provide an additional 26 weeks of unemployment insurance for Minnesota steelworkers affected by recent layoffs ...