By Shane Lasley
Mining News
EPA nixes mine bonding proposal
Agency says state, federal requirement already address U.S. mining risks, added assurances would impose undue burden on sector
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Last updated 1/10/2018 at 7:39pm
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has decided not to impose additional bonding requirements on the American mining sector, the regulator announced on Dec. 1.
Under the Obama Administration, EPA had proposed the implementation of hefty new financial assurance requirements for mining operations in the U.S. under Section 108(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and...
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