Hope • September 11, 2026
First Permit to Clean Up Old Mine Waste Issued for WA State Under 2024 ‘Good Samaritan Act’
Originally published on Good News Network
The US Environmental Protection Agency has approved the first permit under the its new "Good Samaritan" law to remediate abandoned mine workings. The permit has been issued to Trout Unlimited, a fishing and sportsmen focused nonprofit that engages in riverine conservation all over the West. The Good Samaritan act passed in 2024 with broad bipartisan
Originally published on Good News Network.