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Relevant Coverage
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Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe fears proposed nickel mine will foul nearby waters
Sahan Journal / SEPTEMBER 2, 2025
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Minnesota Native News / AUGUST 14, 2025
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Green Visions: Public Perception of Water in Minnesota
The North / JULY 23, 2025
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New Statewide Survey Shows Clean Water is the Top Issue Uniting Minnesotans
Water Over Nickel / MARCH 3, 2025
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Indigenous and rural organizers in Minnesota prioritize clean water over ‘green’ nickel mine
PRISM REPORT / MARCH 3, 2025
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Green Visions: Water Over Nickel Campaign
The North / FEBRUARY 12, 2025
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Why Minnesota’s water future matters for everyone
THE MINNESOTA STAR TRIBUNE / DECEMBER 29, 2024
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Local View: Risky Tamarack mine just not worth its minimal impact
DULUTH NEWS TRIBUNE / NOVEMBER 21, 2024
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Water Over Nickel Honored with Regional Emmy Award
WATER OVER NICKEL / OCTOBER 22, 2024
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Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) Now a Water Over Nickel Partner
FRIENDS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER / OCTOBER 16, 2024
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Consultation and Trust Responsibility with Kelly Applegate
TAMARACK WATER ALLIANCE / AUGUST 21, 2024
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The fight to protect Minnesota’s clean water and Indigenous resources from nickel mining
MAZINA'IGAN / August, 2024
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Mille Lacs Band at odds with Talon Metals over nickel, copper project
MESABI TRIBUNE / August 12, 2024
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AGATE / JUNE 15, 2024
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This town’s mining battle reveals the contentious path to a cleaner future
MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW / JAN 23, 2024
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Mining threatens all our communities
STAR TRIBUNE / JAN 22, 2024
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Dirty Water and Dead Rice: The Cost of the Clean Energy Transition in Rural Minnesota
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS / NOV 21, 2023
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Minnesota grapples with EV-driven nickel mining boom
PBS NEWS HOUR / SEPT 21, 2023
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A Liberalism That Builds Power
THE AMERICAN PROSPECT / MAY 25, 2023
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Amid Biden push for electric vehicles, debate grows over “green” mining
THE NEW LEDE / JUNE 14, 2023
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Minnesota nickel mine brings environmental promise, but also concerns
MPR NEWS / JUNE 20, 2023
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Local View: Former Gov. Carlson calls on Minnesotans to oppose sulfide mining
DULUTH NEWS TRIBUNE / April 30, 2023
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Nickel mine could open in Tamarack amid rising electric vehicle demand, raising concerns
CBS NEWS / OCT 27, 2022
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Don’t let Natives end up paying the cost of Biden’s EV goals
MINNESOTA REFORMER / DEC 15, 2022
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PBS / DEC 09, 2022
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An Electric Slide - the country is moving towards electric vehicles, but at what cost?
MILLE LACS MESSENGER / DEC 07 2022
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An Electric Slide - the country is moving towards electric vehicles, but at what cost? (part 2)
MILLE LACS MESSENGER / DEC 15, 2022
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MN Mine Developers Plan to Move Processing Plant to ND
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT / OCT 25, 2022
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$433M processing facility for proposed Tamarack mine now will be in North Dakota
STAR TRIBUNE / OCT 24, 2022
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Band Leaders at Water Over Nickel Day (Credit to Water Over Nickel)
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