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DOL Awards $10.5M Mine Safety Grants to 45 States, Navajo Nation

The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration has awarded more than $10.5 million in grants to 48 recipients across 45 states, the Navajo Nation, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The grants support federally mandated training and re-training for miners at surface, underground coal, and metal and nonmetal mines, as well as shell dredging and surface stone, sand, and gravel operations. Recipients include state mine inspectors' offices, state departments of labor, and state-supported universities and colleges that tailor training to local mining conditions and hazards.

DOJ Proposes CERCLA Settlement With Congoleum, Liberty Mutual for $449K

The DOJ published notice of a proposed Settlement Agreement under CERCLA between the United States (on behalf of EPA) and Congoleum Corporation (n/k/a CC Oldco Corporation), Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, and the Liquidation Trust for Old Congoleum. The settlement grants the United States an allowed claim of $423,169.50 for the Henderson Road Superfund Site in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and an allowed claim of $26,154.91 for the Spectron, Inc. Superfund Site in Cecil County, Maryland. Liberty Mutual will pay the combined $449,324.41 in full. In exchange, the United States covenants not to sue Old Congoleum or the Liquidation Trust for claims under CERCLA Sections 106 and 107, and agrees not to seek insurance proceeds from Liberty Mutual for environmental claims at these sites. A 30-day public comment period is now open.