Posted on 07/24/2002 1:19:43 AM PDT by Lecie
NYTimes
Thursday, January 3, 2002
Going Backwards
Mining Company Gets Protection in Legislation Pushed by Daschle
by Robert Pear
WASHINGTON — A mining company in South Dakota has tapped a rich vein of influence on Capitol Hill, turning to the Senate Democratic leader to obtain valuable help for a project in his state.
With little debate, lawmakers agreed to relieve the company, Homestake Mining, of any legal liability that it might have for damage done to the environment in digging gold from the Black Hills over the last 125 years.
The company, which has excellent political connections and high- powered lobbyists, had been planning to close the mine this month. Scientists said it would be a good site for an underground physics laboratory. But Homestake, now owned by Barrick Gold of Toronto, insisted that it first had to be protected against lawsuits.
Senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota, the Democratic leader, was the chief sponsor of the bill under which the federal government will assume liability for any environmental damage. Representative John Thune, Republican of South Dakota, also claims credit for the legislation. President Bush has recruited Mr. Thune to run against South Dakota's other senator, Tim Johnson, a Democrat, as part of the Republicans' effort to regain control of the Senate.
The Homestake legislation was one of the "miscellaneous provisions" tacked onto the 2002 appropriations bill for the Defense Department. The House and the Senate approved the bill on Dec. 20, hours before adjourning for the year, and Mr. Bush is widely expected to sign it in a few days.
Mr. Daschle said the lab would be an economic boon to the small town of Lead (pronounced leed) and would create opportunities for scientific research on subatomic particles known as neutrinos that could yield insights into the nature of matter and the evolution of the universe.
Critics call the bill a sweetheart deal for the company and the state. Environmental groups and some members of Congress have expressed concern about the precedent that would be set if the government took over the liability.
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We,the American voters, are the only ones who can change the worthless officials who serve only their own interests an allow this great country to rot from within.
Like Linda Dashole, perhaps? Time for little Tommy to come cleans on the Mrs clients and their tax returns.
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