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Colorado Mine Blowout That Turned Rivers Yellow Was 'Likely Inevitable'
Three million gallons of acidic water contaminated with heavy metals leaked into rivers after a breach at the abandoned Gold King Mine.
Three Million Gallons of Toxic Wastewater Has Turned This River the Color of American Cheese
US Environmental Protection Agency workers were using heavy equipment and accidentally breached a mine wall, unleashing the toxic spill.
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