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The latent crisis of Mine Wastewater and Colorado State of Emergency

crisis of Mine Wastewater and Colorado State of Emergency On August 10, 2015 at Gold King Mine near Durango, Colorado millions of gallons of toxic sludge were accidentally discharged into the Animas River by a EPA cleanup crew. But lets start with a bit of context: Starting in the 1870s, miners rushed to the Silverton region to seek out gold, silver, and other valuable resources. The entrance to the Gold King Mine has long been collapsed, and the Environmental Protection…

100 years after WWI the soil between France and Belgium is still contaminated by remnants of war, UXOs and toxic chemical compounds

France and Belgium is still contaminated by remnants of war, UXOs and toxic chemical compounds There is an area a few kilometers out of Verdun where trees do not grow. Only a few lichens and musks survive there. The few in the know call it “La Place à Gaz” (the Gas Place). Hundred of thousands of UXO were brought there at the end of the conflict from the infamous WWI battle fields to be “neutralized”. As a matter of fact,…