But we already know strip mining is absolutely horrible on the surface of earth, especially when water is running through the mine tailings, and this would be s

But we already know strip mining is absolutely horrible on the surface of earth, especially when water is running through the mine tailings, and this would be strip mining while in the water which already makes it worse before we even get to other unknowns. I think the onus should be the people that want to mine to show that it isn't likely to cause problems before they start mining it.