Liberia: EPA Tightens Enforcement

Liberia: EPA Tightens Enforcement

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia has announced sweeping enforcement actions against major companies, ordering Bea Mountain Mining Corporation (BMMC) to finance the full scientific restoration of Lofa Creek following a pesticide spill that led to the mass death of aquatic life and the discovery of dead fish buried along the riverbank.

EPA Gets Tough: 3 Top Mining Companies Fined For Polluting The Environment–Bea Mountain, China Union, ArcelorMittal

They Face Fines Ranging Up To US$125K, While Nugget Era Mining Company Also Immediately Shut Down Bea Mountain, China Union and the ArcelorMittal Liberia have faced the regulatory wrath of the Environmental Pollution Agency (EPA) for polluting the environment in and around their concession areas outside Monrovia and they have been slapped with fines, EPA