DNR mines rich lode of comments on PolyMet

The road leading to Polymet
The road leading to Polymet as seen Thursday, October 10, 2013 near Aurora, Minn.
Derek Montgomery / For MPR News

The DNR collected more than 50,000 comments reacting to the environmental impact statement on PolyMet's proposed copper-nickel mining project near Hoyt Lakes. DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr joins Tom Weber to talk about what happens to the comments and what's next for the project.

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