Can a mining corporation ever truly be a good neighbor?
by Ray Levy-Uyeda from Environment | The Guardian on (#57N3J)
Good neighbor agreements, or GNAs, aim to hold big firms accountable for their environmental conduct - but can wealthy companies really be tamed?
Twenty years ago, a group of cattle ranchers, sheep herders and community members in rural Montana came together and struck a rare agreement with a mining company: be liable for community-set environmental standards in exchange for unobstructed use of the land.
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