Under the settlement, Jipangu revised its TRI reports for 2005 through 2010 and complied with the Emergency planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. There is no evidence to suggest that the mine’s violations posed any immediate danger to nearby communities or workers at the facility.

The EPA requires reporting of toxic chemical releases under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act, which requires certain facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use toxic chemicals over specified amounts to file annual reports estimating the amounts released to the environment, treated or recycled on-site, or transferred off-site for waste management. These reports are submitted to the EPA and the State or Tribe having local jurisdiction over the facility. The EPA compiles this information into a national database called the Toxics Release Inventory and makes it available to the public.