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In the 10 years since a federal agency canceled its
political risk insurance, Freeport-McMoRan Copper &
Gold Inc. has dumped the equivalent of 190 Astrodomes
full of tailings into the local river system. These tailings –
which cover a stretch of river some 30 miles long – may
be releasing heavy metals such as mercury, cadmium,
and selenium. However, no known independent testing
of the tailings has been done.
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