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Does EPA plan to use the Good Samaritan administrative CERCLA tools at coal mines?

April 26, 2017administrative cercla Coal EPA good mines Plan samaritan tools

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Does EPA plan to use the Good Samaritan administrative CERCLA tools at coal mines?

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EPA intends to direct its limited resources primarily to Good Samaritan cleanup projects at abandoned hard rock mine sites. The remediation of coal mines is generally addressed via the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, which creates a trust fund to reclaim these sites.