A pair of senators have introduced legislation that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from using its authority to preemptively block or to revoke permits for mine waste disposal.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/senators-seek-curb-epa-authority-mine-waste-disposal
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/huffington-post-0
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining-waste
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-disposal
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazardous-waste
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/toxic-wastes
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coal
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court