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EPA says it can't pay economic damages from massive mine spill that sent tainted water into Utah
Denver • The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday it will not repay claims totaling more than $1.2 billion for economic damages from a mine waste spill the agency accidentally triggered in Colorado, saying the law prohibits it.
The EPA said the claims could be refiled in federal court, or Congress could authorize payments.
But attorneys for the EPA and the Justice Department concluded the EPA is barred from paying the claims because of sovereign immunity, which prohibits most lawsuits against the government.
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And this should be shocking because why? Oh yes they are part of the Government and the Government never has to pay for it's fk ups , but if you were caught doing something you would have a nice stay in the prison system for awhile.
Denver • The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday it will not repay claims totaling more than $1.2 billion for economic damages from a mine waste spill the agency accidentally triggered in Colorado, saying the law prohibits it.
The EPA said the claims could be refiled in federal court, or Congress could authorize payments.
But attorneys for the EPA and the Justice Department concluded the EPA is barred from paying the claims because of sovereign immunity, which prohibits most lawsuits against the government.
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And this should be shocking because why? Oh yes they are part of the Government and the Government never has to pay for it's fk ups , but if you were caught doing something you would have a nice stay in the prison system for awhile.