SitNews: Northern Star (Pogo) LLC penalized $600,000 for hazardous waste management violations
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The penalty comes after an EPA inspection in 2019 that found approximately 364,450 tons of waste material in the gold mine that hadn’t been properly treated, as directed by government regulations.
The Pogo Mine, one of the nation's biggest gold producers, was the subject of a $600,000 settlement over waste-management violations.
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