Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation : Vol. 25, No. 1, p. 123-188 : Developing a Sustainable Hardrock Mining and Mineral Processing Industry: Environmental and Natural Resource Law for Twenty-First Century People, Prosperity, and the Planet
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Date
2010
Authors
Kloeckner, Jane
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University of Oregon School of Law
Abstract
Major regulatory reforms and a few statutory changes are
necessary to control pollution from active and inactive hardrock
mining and mineral processing operations and abandoned mine lands.
Parts I, II, and III discuss reforms to RCRA, the CWA, and CERCLA,
respectively, which would enhance governmental oversight of this
industry and, in so doing, better protect human health and the
environment. Part IV discusses congressional action to reform natural resource laws
that will preserve treasured national landscapes including sacred sites,
avoid conflict with federal Indian law, and protect natural capital.
Part V describes how Congress can encourage sustainable
development of the U.S. mining and mineral processing industry by
integrating environmental protection into global trading systems.
Finally, Part VI concludes that now is the time to take advantage of
opportunities for government actions to develop a sustainable
hardrock mining and mineral processing industry.
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67 p.
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25 J. ENVTL. L. & LITIG. 123 (2010)