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Re:California Is Built to Burn by claydavisss on Monday October 05, 2020 @07:40PM (#24693294)
Almaden has been there since the 1800s. Lexington wasn't always just a reservoir, it was also once a town, going back to the 1800s as well. Hard to call them "irresponsible", they predate California urbanization.
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Re:California Is Built to Burn by blululu on Monday October 05, 2020 @08:22PM (#24693621)
I believe it was a mercury mine back then (not a paragon on responsibility) and it was much denser than it is now. We got rid of the heavy metal runoff; there is no reason to simply defer to precedent.
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