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A generational battle: How a tribe’s concern over mining contamination on ancestral homelands brought Biden to Arizona

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History Haunts: The Legacy of the Orphan Mine

The Orphan Mine, operational since 1891 and discovered by Dan Hogan, has a troubled history marked by its eventual closure and contamination of local drinking water. Its legacy highlights the long-term environmental impacts of mining activities, particularly on communities like those within the Navajo reservation.

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