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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.
A report released by the Government Accountability Office offers the first independent assessment of damage caused by the building of more than 450 miles of wall.
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