Groundwater Sacrifice Zones:
For a report submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency comparing Minnesota groundwater rules that establish groundwater sacrifice zones at mine sites to corresponding rules in Wisconsin, please click on the following link:
- Minnesota Rules 7060.0800 and 7060.0500 and how they are “playing out” at PolyMet, Laura Gauger, September 2016.
Mining Moratorium/Prove It First
For information regarding Wisconsin’s landmark Mining Moratorium Law, please visit the Flambeau Mine Exposed-I and Flambeau Mine Exposed-II websites:
- Flambeau Mine Exposed-I: Moratorium/Prove It First (1998 enactment and 2012 attempted but unsuccessful repeal of the moratorium)
- Flambeau Mine Exposed-II: Moratorium/Prove It First (2017 successful repeal of the moratorium)
For information regarding a “Prove-It-First” bill (SF 59/ HF 148) introduced in the 92nd Minnesota Legislature (2021-22), please visit the Flambeau Mine Exposed-II website:
- Flambeau Mine Exposed-II: Moratorium/Prove It First
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