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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish28•8 days agoYes. If your work requires environmental cleanup, you should be required to post bond to cover it.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish18•8 days agoFrom what I understand often they do. And often the bond isn’t anywhere close to the actual costs.
Yes. If your work requires environmental cleanup, you should be required to post bond to cover it.
From what I understand often they do. And often the bond isn’t anywhere close to the actual costs.
So in practice they don’t!