WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration will consider rolling back newly set limits on mercury emissions from the Iron Range's taconite plants. The mercury limits, finalized a year ago under ...

The rule would require the six taconite processing plants located in northeastern Minnesota to cut their emissions by 57% by the end of 2026. SUBSCRIBE NOW Support Local News Show Search.

Taconite plants, the largest industrial source of mercury pollution in Minnesota, have vented the toxic metal for years into the air without enforced limits. Those days are likely coming to an end.

Taconite plants on the Iron Range — including U.S. Steel's existing one, Minntac, in Mountain Iron — primarily produce iron ore pellets that are used in traditional blast furnaces.

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency will propose the first-ever limits on mercury emissions from the state’s taconite processing plants, a result of nearly 20 years of legal ...

SILVER BAY, Minn. — A pipe at Cleveland-Cliffs’ Northshore Mining’s taconite plant ruptured Wednesday, releasing approximately 140,000 gallons of “process water” until it was shut down ...

Crushed taconite left behind when the mine and processing plant closed under LTV Steel Corp. ownership in 2001 — laying off 1,400 workers — has been pulled from the building’s fine ore ...

1974: Judge shuts down Silver Bay taconite plant Highlights of news reported in 1999, 1974, 1949 and 1924. By Loren Else. April 23, 2024 at 12:00 AM. Comments Share Share this article.

Cleveland-Cliffs said it would temporarily idle two of its Iron Range mines and taconite pellet plants and lay off 630 workers. The iron ore mining and steel-making company said it would idle its ...

For both companies, much of their production begins with taconite, ... The nation’s six taconite plants, all in this region of Minnesota, are owned by U.S. Steel and Cleveland Cliffs.

EPA has finalized the nation’s first-ever limits on emissions of mercury, a heavy metal linked to brain damage, at taconite plants, but environmental groups and Great Lakes tribes say the ...

KEEWATIN, Minn. — Construction has started on one of the largest taconite projects in Minnesota in recent years. U.S. Steel dedicated its $150 million plant addition in Keewatin Wednesday as ...