EPA: Hecla Mining Company Penalized $143,000 for Hazardous Waste Management Violations at Greens Creek Silver Mine in Southeast Alaska
June 15, 2023
June 15, 2023
SEATTLE, Washington, June 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 14, 2023:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Hecla Mining Company's Greens Creek Mine, located on Admiralty Island near Juneau, Alaska, was fined $143,124 for violating hazardous waste management and disposal requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
"EPA continues to hold mining companies accountable for haza . . .
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Hecla Mining Company's Greens Creek Mine, located on Admiralty Island near Juneau, Alaska, was fined $143,124 for violating hazardous waste management and disposal requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
"EPA continues to hold mining companies accountable for haza . . .