AP Exclusive: BLM returned $700,000 in Nevada mine cleanup funds

[NVMojo]

Bow down to the corporate machine at the expense of the people!!!!

AP Exclusive: BLM returned $700,000 in Nevada mine cleanup funds

RENO, Nev. (AP) - While state and federal regulators were scrambling to find money to start cleaning up one of Nevada's most contaminated mines, the Bureau of Land Management returned $700,000 that had been earmarked for the job that may end up costing more than $100 million, documents show.

BLM officials in Nevada told agency budget officers in November 2004 the $700,000 wasn't needed because one of the responsible parties, Atlantic Richfield Co., had agreed to do additional monitoring of air and water pollution at the former Anaconda copper mine on the edge of Yerington, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

Since then, however, Atlantic Richfield has come under fire from local residents for failing to adequately address the contamination, which includes numerous heavy metals and radioactive waste apparently produced as a byproduct of the copper processing decades ago.

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http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2006/jan/29/012910730.html

[babylonsister]

1. Sounds like BLM is washing their hands of their involvement.

Get while the getting is good. Sigh....