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Abandoned mercury mines in California are polluting the state's major waterways, rendering fish unsafe to eat and risking the health of at least 100,000 people.

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    miklkit3 months, 2 weeks ago

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    New Idria huh? I know that place. Desolate. Didn't know about the mercury mines. I know about the asbestos mines though. Kick up a cloud of dust and you are breathing asbestos. I only went there in the winter when everything is all wet.

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