Nev. Superfund Anaconda Mine targeted by EPA
By Kristen Edwards, KRNV-TV
The Environmental Protection Agency added the Anaconda Mine in Nevada to a list of Superfund sites that require immediate action.
The Anaconda Mine site has groundwater contamination, waste rock areas, and contaminated process areas.
“Getting toxic land sites cleaned up and revitalized is of the utmost importance to the communities across the country that are affected by these sites,” EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said in a statement.