ISSUANCE OF AIR EMISSIONS PERMIT

A19-0115 A19-0134.

955 N.W.2d 258 (2021)

In the MATTER OF ISSUANCE OF AIR EMISSIONS PERMIT NO. 13700345-101 FOR POLYMET MINING, INC., CITY OF HOYT LAKES, ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MINNESOTA.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Filed: February 24, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emily C. Schilling , Holland & Hart LLP, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Adonis A. Neblett , Saint Paul, Minnesota, for appellant Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Monte A. Mills , Davida S. McGhee , Greene Espel PLLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Kathryn A. Kusske Floyd , Jay C. Johnson , Amanda L. Crawford , Venable LLP, Washington, D.C., for appellant PolyMet Mining, Inc.

Evan J. Mulholland , Ann E. Cohen , Jay E. Eidsness , Saint Paul, Minnesota, for respondents Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, Center for Biological Diversity, and Sierra Club.

Sean Copeland , Cloquet, Minnesota, for respondent Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

Keri N. Powell , Powell Environmental Law, LLC, Decatur, Georgia; and Vanya S. Hogen , Hogen Adams PLLC, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Environmental Integrity Project.

Jeremy P. Greenhouse , The Environmental Law Group, Ltd., Mendota Heights, Minnesota; and Carroll W. McGuffey III , Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Atlanta, Georgia, for amicus curiae National Mining Association.


OPINION

At issue in this case is whether appellant, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (the Agency), is required to investigate allegations of "sham" permitting when considering whether to initially approve the air-emissions permit of appellant PolyMet Mining, Inc. (PolyMet) for its NorthMet mine project. In particular...

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