| Mining Industry exempt from
reporting releases of some toxic metal
June 4, 2003 The U.S. EPA will allow mining companies to release certain heavy metals into the environment without reporting the releases to federal regulators. While well-known toxic metals like lead and mercury must still be reported from mining operations, others like arsenic, cadmium, copper and beryllium will not. Get all of the stories in today's Greenwire, plus an in-depth archive with thousands of articles on your issues, detailed Special Reports and much more at http://www.greenwire.com. Greenwire is a daily environmental and energy information service written and produced by the staff of E&E Publishing, LLC 122 C St., Ste. 722, NW Wash., D.C. 20001. 202-628-6500 Fax: 202-737-5299 |