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Talon then proposes that the DNR and community decide the scope of environmental review (the EIS) before knowing either the "project configuration" or whether any version of the project is feasible. Bait-and-switch anyone?

Talon then admits it doesn't know whether any version of its project (sending ore by rail 475 miles to a North Dakota plant that doesn't exist or sending it 560 miles to Michigan on unsuitable track) is feasible.

The newest Talon press release boasts of yet another tiny strip of high grade ore more than 2,000 feet below the surface. talonmetals.com/wp-content/upl…

Does Talon Metals think Minnesotans are stupid? On March 27, 2026, Talon disclosed on the Canadian stock exchange (where lying can be penalized): "[T]he Company has not yet determined whether the Tamarack Project contains ore reserves that are economically recoverable."

HELP WILD RICE (Manoomin): Come to the hearing on HF3896/SF3748, the bill restricting boating in or near wild rice beds on Thursday March 26th, at 1pm in the House Environment Committee, Capitol Room G3. riseandrepair.org/protectwildric…

HELP WILD RICE (Manoomin):  Please attend the hearing for HF3898/SF3915, the bill that would restrict the application of pesticides in or near wild rice beds on Wednesday, March 25th, at 1pm in the House Agriculture Committee, Capitol Room G3. riseandrepair.org/protectwildric…

DEADLINE TODAY: Comment by 4:30 PM to tell the Minnesota DNR to add and protect public waters streams and wetlands in Aitkin County! With just a few clicks, you can take a positive action for the future of Minnesota’s freshwaters. CLICK BELOW: waterlegacy.org/public-waters-…

Time is running out! The MN Legislature has required (and funded) the MN DNR to update and correct the Public Waters Inventory in Aitkin County—a rare opportunity to protect wetlands & streams from drainage & destruction. Send your comment today: waterlegacy.org/public-waters-…

This rare update of Aitkin County’s Public Waters Inventory may not happen again for decades. Help add and protect Aitkin County streams and wetlands before the March 14 deadline at 4:30 pm! Click for more info and a template comment you can edit and send: waterlegacy.org/public-waters-…

Tonight at 7pm in Duluth! A new documentary spotlights the St. Louis River Estuary and includes an interview with Ricky DeFoe, Fond du Lac Band Elder, Pipe Carrier, and WaterLegacy Board member. The premiere is FREE to attend, details below:

ACTION ALERT: This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to strengthen protections for Aitkin County streams & wetlands. Listing these waters on the PWI will require environmental review and safeguards against pollution and destruction. Send your comment: waterlegacy.org/public-waters-…

Please read this powerful commentary from local Tamarack area community members: messagemedia.co/aitkin/opinion…

Times are changing. And Minnesota leaders should work across state lines and with the people––not the polluters––to follow a good path. apple.news/AI4ZLywJxSYmSC…

With a vote looming on H.J. Res. 140, four direct descendants of President Theodore Roosevelt wrote to the U.S. Senate asking them to vote against the measure that would open up the BWCA to sulfide ore mining by Twin Metals. Please read: ourpubliclandsandwaters.substack.com/p/theodore-roo…

Deadline TODAY! Can you help us cross the finish line to send 500 comments to EPA by TONIGHT and protect an important guardrail against corporate recklessness, greed, and pollution? waterlegacy.org/trumpepacommen…

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Time is running out to prevent changes to Clean Water Act rules that would strangle state and tribal authority to protect our water, health, and communities. Can you help send 500 comments to the Trump EPA by tomorrow, February 17? waterlegacy.org/trumpepacommen… (1/2)

Take a stand and comment today to prevent gutting of the Clean Water Act. Tell the EPA to protect state and tribal authority to prevent violation of water quality standards: waterlegacy.org/trumpepacommen…

Wednesday, February 25th is Boundary Waters Day at the Capitol. Our friends at @FriendsBWCAW are hosting a rally in the Rotunda, and setting up meetings so you can speak with your legislators. More info below: friends-bwca.org/event/boundary…