In all seriousness, is there ANY Federal agency that you know anything about you would trust and that you think is well run any more? ("you" is not directed at anyone in particular just a question to anyone out there.)
I'm not a fan of the crap the EPA's pulls, but if we had no enforcement agency overseeing our environment,90% of the rivers (and lakes) in our country would look like this. Anyone ever been to China or India?
This mine was abandoned in 2005 when their permit was pulled. This incident further proves that mine waste NEVER EVER goes away.
Mines near major watersheds, are just plain dumb.