Las Vegas drinking water potentially at risk
“The fate of southern Nevada’s drinking water is in the hands of the US Senate, which has an opportunity to reform mining law to protect critical western resources like the Colorado River,” said Richard Wiles, Executive Director of Environmental Working Group. “Without mining reform some of these claims will turn into mines, and the source of drinking water for greater Las Vegas will be polluted even further with mining runoff,” Wiles added.
Resources
Without a Paddle: U.S. Law Powerless to Protect Colorado River From Mining SNWA General Manager’s letter to Secretary Kempthorne.
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