Kennecott sued for alleged excess pollution
Dec 29, 2011 | 03:41 PM
| Chris Prentice
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Kennecott Utah,
Rio Tinto,
Bingham Canyon,
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pollution,
chris prentice
NEW YORK — Kennecott Utah Copper LLC is being sued for as much as $68 million by environmental and health groups in Utah concerned that failure to comply with state regulations is allegedly causing excess pollution.
The groups also are asking that a federal judge require the Rio Tinto Plc subsidiary to comply with a limit on the amount of material moved at the Bingham Canyon Mine, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Utah. ....
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