EPA: Never planned for ‘worst-case scenario’ at site of toxic mine spill – IOTW Report

EPA: Never planned for ‘worst-case scenario’ at site of toxic mine spill

The Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged Wednesday that it did not plan for the “worst-case scenario” at a Colorado mine clean-up operation — where that scenario unfolded last month when a toxic mine spill sent millions of gallons of sludge into Western rivers. 

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8 Comments on EPA: Never planned for ‘worst-case scenario’ at site of toxic mine spill

  1. Probably because none of these people are in the mining business and have never worked a day managing a mine. So the solution they offered: Plug it with a cork and all will be fine was there solution.

  2. I’m waiting for the report that the EPA has declared the mine a superfund site and that they’re suing themselves for the hazardous discharge in the sum of one gazillion dollars plus the cost of the cleanup which is being undertaken by Jarrett Environmental Services of Cook County, Illinois.

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