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Mining was Arizona's first billion-dollar industry. As we consider our state's economic drivers and their water use, we ask not only how much water goes into mining but what its aftermath does to water.
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Oregon State and Washington State want full control over decision making for the conference as the only schools committed to the league beyond the current school year.
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