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Garret Graves: “What we typically term as a legacy site or an abandoned site in Colorado is that mining took place prior to…”

On the recordMarch 14, 2018
What we typically term as a legacy site or an abandoned site in Colorado is that mining took place prior to environmental laws being enacted in Colorado.
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Garret Graves
Republican · Louisiana

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Graves explains the historical context of abandoned mines in Colorado.

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