When mines are abandoned, they cause so many harmful things to our environment, such as habitat loss, loss of wildlife diversity, water contamination land degradation, and soil contamination. This affects our day to day lives and will soon become a bigger issue. #cleanupthemines #SPCH145advocateJ36

Approximately 12,500 mines are still active today in the US, the government NEEDS to make an effort to clean these up immediately and not let them sit like the mines of the past!! THIS IS URGENT!! #cleanupthrmines #SPCH145advocateJ36

There’s an estimated 500,000 abandoned mines in the US, far outnumbering the number of active mines. These abandoned mines were LEFT without being cleaned up! Unacceptable! #cleanupthemines #SPCH145advocateJ36

New Mexico has recently been given the funds to help start the process of cleaning up the abandoned mines. This is wonderful progress!!!! #cleanupthemines #SPCH145advocateJ36

Just over a year ago, Senators Mark Kelly and Cynthia Lummis introduced the Legacy Mine Clean Up Act, which helps to clean up abandoned mines in Arizona. A step in the right direction, now let's clean up the mines EVERYWHERE in this country!! #cleanupthemines #SPCH145advocateJ36

You might be asking, how will we get these mines cleaned up?? Through processes like reclamation of the land, and the addition of lime and alkali materials, we can neutralize the acidity of contaminated water. Together let's #cleanupthemines #SPCH145advocateJ36

CLEAN UP THE MINES!!!!! The USA has an estimated 140,000 abandoned hardrock mines. This is SO harmful to our environment! Chemicals like cyanide, mercury, arsenic, and lead are being leaked into our atmosphere every day that these mines aren't cleaned up!! #cleanupthemines #SPCH145advocateJ36