I have worked on this issue for many years. I have an abandoned mine in my district, Formosa Mine, which I have visited, which is producing 10 million gallons a year of acid drainage, and it has destroyed prime salmon habitat and has caused other downstream problems.
DeFazio discusses the impact of an abandoned mine in his district.
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