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Environmental Pollution

La Plata County OKs draft agreement with EPA on mine spill remediation

Vote on supporting Superfund postponed to January

DATE: Dec 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County tests for elements not previously sampled at Gold King Mine

Trace amounts of uranium detected in mine shaft, but far below typical levels

DATE: Dec 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Disagreement between Colorado and EPA over Gold King Mine spill lingers

Federal agency continues to insist that the state played a role

DATE: Dec 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mine cleanup analysis stresses need for federal involvement

It could cost $1B to remediate Colorado’s 5,105 abandoned mines

DATE: Dec 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Draft climate agreement ready in Paris

More work to be done at midway point of international meeting

DATE: Dec 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

How tourism officials calculate Gold King Mine spill in ad dollars

If news articles were instead advertisements, cost would have been $4 million

DATE: Nov 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mine tailings a longtime Silverton-Durango issue

Recently released archival photos of mine tailing pits above Silverton highlight that not much has changed when it comes to complaints about mine waste since the region’s early settlement. ...

DATE: Nov 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Feds stand behind report that Colorado agreed to mine plan

State mine agency says no consent given before Gold King Mine spill

DATE: Nov 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Drilling boom means more harmful waste spills to come

CROSSROADS, N.M. – Carl Johnson and son Justin, who have complained for years about spills of oilfield wastewater where they raise cattle in the high plains of New Mexico, stroll across a 1½...

DATE: Nov 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawmakers question EPA reports that reference Colorado agency’s involvement with Gold King spill

State officials contradict account

DATE: Nov 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado disputes key part of EPA Gold King Mine report

State officials did not sign off on plan, according to letter

DATE: Nov 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local officials to tour Superfund sites around Colorado

Visits aim to better understand federal cleanup designation

DATE: Nov 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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