"EPA today is announcing the creation of an Office of Mountains, Deserts and Plains to focus on issues in the West, including mine cleanup across the region.
The move comes as the Interior Department is trying to ramp up its presence in the West, having recently completed a controversial move of the Bureau of Land Management's headquarters to Grand Junction, Colo.
It's unclear how the new office will interact with EPA's existing regional office system, and if it will require new employees or draw staffers from elsewhere. Details about costs and official duties are also unknown."
Hannah Northey reports for E&E News September 2, 2020.
SEE ALSO:
"U.S. EPA Opens Colorado Office To Focus On Hardrock Mining Cleanups" (Reuters)
Source: E&E News, 09/03/2020
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