Abandoned Mine Cleanup Act: New EPA Office for Environmental Restoration.
This law establishes a dedicated office within the EPA to coordinate and accelerate the cleanup of pollution from discontinued hardrock mine sites across the country. The goal is to improve public health and environmental quality by prioritizing cleanup actions, sharing best practices, and ensuring interagency cooperation. It specifically mandates long-term planning for addressing severe uranium contamination on Navajo Nation lands.
Key points
Creation of the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains (OMDP) within the EPA to focus solely on coordinating the cleanup of abandoned mine sites.
Mandate to annually identify and prioritize the most contaminated mine sites for immediate cleanup actions, speeding up environmental restoration efforts.
Requires a 10-year interagency plan to tackle abandoned uranium mine contamination on Navajo Nation lands, addressing a critical public health issue for Tribal communities.
Expired
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