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February 21, 2019

Arsenic, lead in water pouring out of former mine sites in the U.S.

  • An estimated 50 million gallons of polluted water pours daily from hardrock mine sites into ponds and streams.
    • By MATTHEW BROWN
    Associated Press

    RIMINI, Mont. — Every day many millions of gallons of water loaded with arsenic, lead and other toxic metals flow from some of the most contaminated mining sites in the U.S. and into surrounding streams and ponds without being treated, The Associated Press has found.

    That torrent is poisoning aquatic life and tainting water supplies in Montana, California, Colorado, Oklahoma and at least five other states.


     
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