Reissuance of an NPDES/SDS Permit to U.S. Steel Corp.

ELR Citation: 49 ELR 20197
No(s). A18-2094, A18-2095, A18-2159, and A18-2163 (Minn. Ct. App. Dec 9, 2019)

A state appellate court reversed the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's decision to reissue a NPDES permit for an iron ore mine in northeast Minnesota. An environmental group and Indian band challenged the decision, arguing that the agency erred in its interpretation of the CWA and that the permit...