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60 day notice to sue Coeur Rochester for under-reporting mercury releases

Coeur d'Alene Mines, the owner of the Kensington Mine, is under scrutiny for grossly under-reporting its mercury air pollution to the Environmental Protection Agency at its Rochester Mine in northern Nevada. Three citizen organizations, Earthworks, Idaho Conservation League, and Great Basin Mine Watch, have sent Coeur a 60-day notice of bringing a citizen suit against the corporation.

Read the associated press release.