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Tom O'Halleran: “Uranium mining has a toxic legacy in northern Arizona. My constituents still suffer from the effects of the mining that…”

On the recordJune 4, 2019
Uranium mining has a toxic legacy in northern Arizona. My constituents still suffer from the effects of the mining that occurred during the cold war over 70 years ago, and still an impact.
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Tom O'Halleran
Democratic · Arizona

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O'Halleran highlights the ongoing health issues caused by past uranium mining in Arizona.

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