Santa Fe-The New Mexico Environment Department and Menefee Mining Corp. have agreed to a $100,000 fine for Menefee’s violation of the state air quality act by operating without a required permit. Menefee mines and produces humate plant fertilizer near Cuba, N.M. “A lawsuit was filed in state district court in 2008 to require Menefee to apply for a permit,” stated Environment Department Secretary Ron Curry, “but the company ignored state laws which are intended to protect residents and the environment from the effects of excessive pollution.” Menefee Mining and its exclusive distributor, Earthgreen Products Inc. in Dallas, Texas, were founded by John Lown, who has been involved with and funded extensive research and product development of humates and humic substances since 1990. The humate products are distributed nationally and internationally and are approved for organic growing.
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