Environmentalists Argue EPA's Reversal On Mining Rule Arbitrary, Illegal

Environmental groups are contending EPA acted arbitrarily and illegally when it abandoned a draft rule that would have set first-of-its-kind Superfund financial assurance requirements for hardrock mining, arguing the agency ignored health and environmental risks posed by current mining practices, among other deficiencies. The groups, represented by the environmental law firm Earthjustice, are suing EPA after the Trump EPA reversed a draft rule issued late in the Obama administration that would have required, under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation &...