Jeff Merkley actually said...

There is a critical need for us to address these abandoned mines, to clean them up, to stop them from polluting our waters.

Merkley emphasizes the urgent need to clean up abandoned mines to protect water quality.

09/28/2022

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This subcommittee will come to order.

Thank you, Senator. You timed it just perfectly.

Once we lose them there, they are gone. And we know how hard it is to get the phosphorus out of the lake.

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