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On the recordSeptember 16, 2015
It seems to me, if we take a larger view of the Gold King Mine disaster, and we move forward with legislation, that something like the Hardrock Mining Reform and Reclamation Act would provide the funding for cleaning up these abandoned mine sites.
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Alan Lowenthal
Democratic · California

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Lowenthal suggests legislation to fund cleanup of abandoned mines after the Gold King Mine disaster.

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