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Investigation: EPA, state missed potential for mine blowout

Republicans say they're not satisfied with a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency claim that a 3-million-gallon toxic spill from an inactive gold mine was likely "inevitable," even though there had been prior warnings that such a spill could occur. An EPA internal investigation determined federal and state regulators mistakenly concluded water pressure inside the mine near Silverton ...

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