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Idaho Conservation League encouraged by federal legislation to clean up abandoned mines
On February 3, a bipartisan bill that would help tackle problems left behind by abandoned hardrock mines was introduced in the U.S. Senate. The Idaho Conservation League (ICL) is pleased to see this effort to address the pollution leaking from hundreds of thousands of abandoned mines, most of which are in the West.
Not Idaho’s biggest triumph: Costly Triumph Mine cleanup a cautionary tale
A contaminated waste rock pile and problematic tunnel continue to pollute the East Fork of the Big Wood River, nearby wetlands, and potentially waters further downstream.