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U.S. Steel is appealing the decision, seeking a site-specific standard eight times higher than the state's wild rice waters standard. Cliffs’ Utac seeks one 43 times higher than the state standard.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency and West Virginia environmental groups have reached a proposed settlement over regulator oversight of the Lower Guyandotte River watershed. The agreement resolves a lawsuit the groups filed against the EPA last month contending the EPA has not calculated maximum pollution amounts in the Lower Guyandotte River watershed that would allow the watershed to meet water quality standards through total maximum daily loads, or TMDLs.
Dam failures affect fewer people than contamination, researchers said
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The agency said a more thorough environmental review and dam-safety permits are not needed because the expansion is within limits studied and permitted nearly 50 years ago.