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Cleaning up abandoned mines may become easier as legislation heads to U.S. House

Nearly nine years after federal contractors triggered a mine spill in southwestern Colorado that turned rivers a mustard orange as far south as Farmington, the U.S. Senate passed legislation this week that will make it easier for communities to clean up abandoned mines. Sen. Martin Heinrich, a Democrat from New Mexico, sponsored the legislation along […]