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On the recordDecember 8, 2015
the hundreds of thousands of abandoned mines that are leaking billions of gallons of toxic wastewater into streams and rivers across the country.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva highlights the environmental impact of abandoned mines.

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