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Cleaning Tohono O’odham water polluted by copper mine will take 30 years, $126 million https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/080423_tohono_mine_cleanup/cleaning-tohono-oodham-water-polluted-by-copper-mine-will-take-30-years-126-million/

The EPA has finalized a 30-year plan to clean drinking water in a Tohono O'odham village polluted by decades of copper mining. Meanwhile, a different EPA department is negotiating to reopen the mine with the same company first responsible for the waste.

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nostr:npub1cwxvzjxcz5yecnxt5rhfctcp97vqmf5c2v2tfp2wzkgd8rem4tqsz00ejd if the org that made the mess still exists, seems like a solid case for making the org clean it up.

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nostr:npub14yrm4r2w22e3r0njkmlcqzswm6sc5pnuwpccrdx24j4s8e4vqkvs3r7wx3 "As a Superfund Alternative site, cleaning the water is overseen by the EPA, but the cost will be borne by Cyprus Tohono Corporation, the most recent company to own and operate the mine."