Good Samaritan Legislation Divides Environmental Groups and Prevents Acid Mine Drainage Remediation: An Analysis to Determine Why, with Recommendations to Garner Consensus and Environmental Benefits
Date of Award
5-27-2010
Document Type
Undergraduate Capstone Project
Degree Name
Master of Applied Science
Organizational Unit
University College, Environmental Policy and Management
Disciplines
Environmental Policy & Mgmt
First Advisor
Kathy Flanagan
Keywords
Acid Mine Drainage remediation, Cleanup, Abandoned hardrock, Mine act of 2009, Good Samaritan legislation
Abstract
Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) plagues lotic systems in the western United States. Good Samaritan legislation has failed to unite environmentalists and receive enough support to pass into law and assist in the remediation of AMD sites. Senator Mark Udall of Colorado introduced the Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2009 that has failed to make it to the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works. This project has identified the most prevalent reasons for the differing views between watershed groups and the large non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on this issue and reveals a lack of communication between environmentalists and policymakers, and a need for strong leadership on the part of Senator Udall.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.
Recommended Citation
Campbell, David, "Good Samaritan Legislation Divides Environmental Groups and Prevents Acid Mine Drainage Remediation: An Analysis to Determine Why, with Recommendations to Garner Consensus and Environmental Benefits" (2010). University College: Environmental Policy and Management Capstones. 96.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/ucol_epm/96