From: The TimberJay
“The federal Environmental Protection Agency is facing a lawsuit over allegations that it prevented its own environmental specialists from providing written comments to Minnesota regulators documenting concerns over a proposed state-issued water discharge permit to PolyMet Mining. The suit, filed by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, on behalf of Duluth-based Water Legacy, seeks to compel the EPA to produce written comments that were produced by EPA staff but that were allegedly suppressed by top supervisors appointed by President Trump."