Agree! Thank you! What a terrible way to compare, shows a complete lack of basic scientific literacy to compare based on mass, very deceiving. To compare the s

Agree! Thank you! What a terrible way to compare, shows a complete lack of basic scientific literacy to compare based on mass, very deceiving. To compare the states properly they would need to do a risk assessment essentially, which is difficult and complex to say the least... Also most of the 'toxins'from mining are probably heavy metals which are pretty easy to treat and contain in that context.