EPW Advances Bill Authorizing EPA Western Office For Abandoned Mines

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) has approved bipartisan legislation that authorizes EPA’s existing Office of Mountains, Deserts and Plains (OMDP), teeing the measure up for a floor vote alongside related legislation addressing abandoned mine cleanups, though House action on any legislative package remains uncertain. The committee, during a March 12 business meeting, unanimously approved the bill, S. 3858, recently introduced by Sens. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY). “Our bipartisan bill takes another step forward to...