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As Arizona mining increases, mine-related toxic releases grow

Michelle Peirano, Cronkite News Service//March 21, 2013//

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As Arizona mining increases, mine-related toxic releases grow

As Arizona mining increases, mine-related toxic releases grow

Michelle Peirano, Cronkite News Service//March 21, 2013//

[caption id="attachment_57554" align="alignleft" width="270" caption="‘Metal mining and metal processing accounted for 86 percent of all toxic releases reported in Arizona in 2011, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Electric utilities...

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