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On the recordSeptember 16, 2015
Despite efforts to try to minimize the significance of this spill, the facts cannot be ignored that 3 million gallons of acidic, heavy metal-laden water were released into the Animas River.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Westerman criticizes the EPA's handling of a significant water contamination incident.

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