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Financial Assurance For Hardrock Mining: Epa And Cercla, Braden Murphy Jun 2019

Financial Assurance For Hardrock Mining: Epa And Cercla, Braden Murphy

Notre Dame Law Review

Hardrock mining operators are required to perform reclamation activities, primarily as a matter of state law. To ensure funds will be available to perform reclamation in the event an operator defaults on its obligations and declares bankruptcy, financial assurance requirements have emerged. Apart from limited federal regulations (which govern only federal lands), state laws and regulations comprise the universe of financial assurance requirements. In several cases, existing requirements have proven grossly insufficient, and taxpayers have been forced to bear cleanup costs. Many congressional bills have emerged in the past three decades to establish comprehensive federal legislation for hardrock mining and …


The Clean Water Rule: What It Is And Why It Needs To Go, Charles C. Davis, Iii Dec 2016

The Clean Water Rule: What It Is And Why It Needs To Go, Charles C. Davis, Iii

Journal of Legislation

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