Lawmakers Eye 'Good Samaritan' Mine Cleanup Pilots But Face High Bar

House lawmakers appear to agree on the need for legislation to limit environmental liabilities for “Good Samaritan” parties seeking to voluntarily remediate contamination at abandoned mines and are weighing calls from a conservation group to authorize an EPA-led pilot program to test such an effort. But a former congressional aide is skeptical that such efforts will succeed, noting likely opposition from environmentalists to any measure curbing potential citizen suit enforcement, as well as likely industry calls for broader waivers than...