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Debbie Dingell: “If a company is self-bonded but can't cover reclamation costs, in reality the taxpayer has to pay the bill.”

On the recordJune 23, 2015
If a company is self-bonded but can't cover reclamation costs, in reality the taxpayer has to pay the bill.
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Debbie Dingell
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Dingell warns about the financial risks of self-bonding for coal companies.

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