Appeals court upholds Trump move to drop mine pollution rule | WPEC

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A U.S. appeals court panel has sided with the Trump administration, ruling that state and federal programs already in place ensure that mining companies take financial responsibility for future pollution cleanups. Photo: NBC Montana

FILE - This undated file photo shows Barrick Goldstrike Mines' Betze-Post open pit near Carlin, Nev.{ } (Adella Harding/The Daily Free Press via AP, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2018, file photo, water contaminated with arsenic, lead and zinc flows from a pipe out of the Lee Mountain mine and into a holding pond near Rimini, Mont. . (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2015, file photo, water flows through a series of retention ponds built to contain and filter out heavy metals and chemicals from the Gold King mine accident outside Silverton, Colo.{ } (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

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