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Environmental Cleanup

EPA finalizes action plan for Silverton-area Superfund

Agency will address 23 mine sites over next five years

DATE: May 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

BP fined for 3 spills in La Plata County, will pay $12.5M to fix pipelines

Company says infrastructure in Southwest Colorado ‘good for service’

DATE: May 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA wants to restore aquatic life in four stretches of waterways

Agency to focus on four areas in Animas River basin

DATE: Apr 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Larry Perino, one of the last Sunnyside Gold employees, announces retirement

Reclamation manager looks back at Silverton’s mining past

DATE: Apr 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez-wide Cleanup Week coming up in May

Cortez event encourages residents to ‘beautify the town’

DATE: Apr 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Winter weather forces closure of Gold King Mine treatment plant

Facility built to resist cold, but snowfall and avalanches become problematic

DATE: Mar 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

What are the ultimate goals for Superfund cleanup around Silverton?

EPA hopes to improve water quality in Animas River below Silverton

DATE: Mar 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Utah oil spill reaches San Juan River

EPA responds to manage cleanup

DATE: Mar 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sunnyside Gold says EPA should be recused from leading Silverton Superfund cleanup

Mining company says federal agency has a conflict of interest

DATE: Feb 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA places Silverton’s Superfund site on fast-track pilot program

Bonita Peak is 1 of 6 programs selected nationwide

DATE: Feb 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bill would require mining companies to demonstrate they can mitigate pollution

Hardrock mining companies in Colorado may be required to demonstrate they can pay to treat polluted water and give a timeline for performing treatment before receiving permits, according to ...

DATE: Feb 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Purple Mountain Politics

White Mesa Mill accepts Cherokee Nation radioactive waste

But shipment upsets Ute Mountain Utes, environmentalists

DATE: Dec 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

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