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United Taconite’s Emissions Test Battle | Duluth News
United Taconite, owned by Cleveland-Cliffs, faces a $23,000 fine for missing a particulate matter emissions test deadline at its Fairlane pellet plant near Forbes — but the company argues it’s unfair since they stopped burning coal in 2022 and claim prior tests were all compliant. This isn’t their first regulatory hit: in 2019, Cliffs paid $50K and nearly half a million for past violations and equipment misuse. While the MPCA says testing is now on track, Cleveland-Cliffs insists the agency ignores their operational shift and even proposed updated permit language to account for future coal…
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