By SE Wyoming News |
Apr 16, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) issued a statement following the passage of her bill, the Legacy Mine Cleanup Act, in the Senate. The bipartisan legislation, co-sponsored by Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), aims to revive the Trump administration’s Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address hardrock mine cleanup in western regions. Lummis emphasized the importance of tailoring solutions to meet the specific needs of the western states, stating, "Rather than embracing this administration’s ill-fitted,...