I love Minnesota. I grew up surrounded by its lakes and forests, and I’ve built my career working to protect and strengthen the communities that depend on them.

As someone who has spent decades in natural resource management and environmental advocacy, I know that responsible mining and environmental stewardship can — and must — coexist. That’s not just a slogan, it’s the standard that every project in our state must meet to move forward.

That’s why it’s disheartening to see recent commentary — like the MinnPost Voices piece by WaterLegacy’s Executive Director Paula Maccabee — use misleading information and pseudo-science to falsely alarm Minnesotans about projects that are still undergoing rigorous, transparent state review.

Minnesota has one of the most thorough environmental permitti

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