Resources

 

Restoring Inactive and Abandoned Mine Sites: A Guide to Managing Environmental Liabilities, (PDF, 377KB) by Jeffrey A. Kodish.  This legal guide was published by the University of Oregon, Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation, Volume 16(2), 2001. The writing of this guide was funded, in part, by a Great Outdoors Colorado grant to the Trust for Land Restoration.  Jeff Kodish is an environmental attorney and founding member of the board of directors of the Trust for Land Restoration.

The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act(PDF, 135KB) by Jeffrey A. Kodish.  This document is an addendum to the legal guide, Restoring Inactive and Abandoned Mine Sites: A Guide to Managing Environmental Liabilities.  Jeff Kodish is an environmental attorney and founding member of the board of directors of the Trust for Land Restoration.

Unnecessarily Hesitant Good Samaritans: Conducting Voluntary Cleanups of Inactive and Abandoned Mines Without Incurring Liability, (PDF, 215KB) by Sean T. McAllister.  Copyright 2003, Environmental Law Review, used by permission.  Sean McAllister is an Assistant Attorney General for the state of Colorado working in both the Water Rights Unit and the CERCLA Litigation Unit.