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An Environmental Protection Agency iinvestigation found that the company did not have an adequate emergency response plan in place.

A Target spokeswoman says the company has taken several steps to reduce its use of plastic.

Instead, DEQ says the state was forced to spend over $3 million to remediate the contamination.

The project, headed by Aethon Energy Management and Burlington Resources Oil and Gas Co., would span 512 square miles.

The current rehabilitation project of the North Platte River began in 2006.

The cost of remediating the pollution probably will cost more than $1 million.

The Casper City Council will consider the matter at its work session at City Hall at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Monday's change would loosen some of the requirements for cleaning up the waste streams from coal-fired power plants.

The river rehabilitation will include some spring planting of a riparian seed mix and probably some trees.

Top California officials and environmental groups pledged legal action to stop the rollback.