Published on: 2025-09-12 04:50:06
During the winter, storms layer the Rocky Mountains with snow that supplies the Western United States’ communities with water during the summer. But snow isn’t the only thing that storms deposit on those mountains. A team of researchers has revealed that the winter storms that cover the Rocky Mountains with snow also carry contaminants from mines. Their work, detailed in a study published March 26 in the journal Environmental Pollution, sheds light on the ecological consequences of mining activ
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