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 Stories About: mining and drilling AND toxics AND US EPA AND West
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The Ghost of Mining Past
Abandoned Mines Continue to Pollute the West |
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14 Sep 2004 |
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| The Ghost of Mining Past Abandoned Mines Continue to Pollute the West There are some 500,000 abandoned mines in the U.S., 20 percent of which are severely polluting nearby rivers and groundwater. Most of the mines are in the West, and the U.S. EPA estimates that 40 percent of all Western headwater streams are now polluted by abandoned hard-rock mines. Poisoned rivers mean trout numbers are declining across the ... |
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| Topics: mining and drilling, toxics, US EPA, West (all these topics) |
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