
How Copper Mines Pollute
Toxic chemicals associated with copper mines can pollute the environment, causing serious harm to plants, animals and people.
It’s up to us to protect our ecosystems and communities from toxic chemicals.
Most of the 80,000 chemicals on the market in the United States have been put into use without testing long-term consequences for the environment, or their impacts on our health. We should make sure that any chemical in use is safe, eliminate those we know are dangerous, and stop using any that are damaging healthy ecosystems. And if an industry makes a toxic mess, we should know right away, and they should be the ones to pay for cleaning it up.
Toxic chemicals associated with copper mines can pollute the environment, causing serious harm to plants, animals and people.
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