03/20/2013
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"I am ecstatic that the Majority is actually taking on environmental concerns."
"the hundreds of thousands of abandoned mines that are leaking billions of gallons of toxic wastewater into streams and rivers across the country."
"There is no way to clean these sites without requiring the mining industry to contribute to the legacy they created."
"there are a lot of ticking time bombs out there. But, there are lessons learned here that we need to address, and I think getting experts together to work on that is appropriate."