‘Good Samaritan’ bill aims to allow cleanup of abandoned, leaking mines
Fencing and signs like these near Dragoon, Arizona, aim to keep people away from some of the state’s estimated 100,000 abandoned mines. Minerals from such mines, many abandoned decades before environmental laws imposed clean-up requirements on mine owners, can leach out and pose a threat to nearby waterways. (Nicole Neri/Cronkite News, file)
EMILEE MIRANDA, Cronkite News
Originally Published: September 30, 2022 3:25 p.m.
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