Congress Advances Legislation to Clean Up Abandoned Coal Mines
From Trout Unlimited:
Today, the House of Representatives passed the Community Reclamation Partnerships Act (H.R.167), legislation led by Congressman LaHood (R-IL) to facilitate partnerships between state agencies and non-liable third parties to clean up abandoned coal mines. Under federal law, non-profit organizations who had nothing to do with mining at an abandoned coal mine – so-called “community reclaimers” – could be held liable as if they were polluters themselves. Congressman Lahood’s bill would address this problem by providing a narrow liability shield for community reclaimer groups…
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