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Environmental Pollution

EPA to drill into mine west of Silverton at risk of blowout

Agency says it wants to prevent future unplanned releases

DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

EPA orders access to water treatment plant north of Silverton

Plant has been treating discharges out of Gold King Mine since 2015

DATE: Jan 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Five environmental issues to watch in 2021

Drought, overuse of public lands, mine cleanup top list in Southwest Colorado

DATE: Dec 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Bloomfield gas company issued notice of violation for spill

More than 200 gallons of fluid entered watercourse

DATE: Dec 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Lawsuit seeks to close GCC Energy’s King II coal mine

Conservation groups say more thorough water study will show excavation unsafe

DATE: Dec 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

BP reports uptick of spills in La Plata County

Major oil and gas company documents nearly 20 spills this year

DATE: Nov 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County targets gun range contamination

2021 budget proposes $2.5 million to remove lead

DATE: Oct 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Fight is back on in HD Mountains

New interest in an old natural gas field prompts residents to pushback

DATE: Oct 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

With federal regulations rolled back, New Mexico forges ahead to curb methane

State releases draft version of rules July 20, aims for adoption in early 2021

DATE: Aug 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

EPA settles with Utah over Gold King Mine spill

SALT LAKE CITY – The U.S. government settled a lawsuit Wednesday brought by the state of Utah over a mine waste spill caused by federal workers that sent wastewater downstream to several sta...

DATE: Aug 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Five years after Gold King Mine spill, water quality remains a concern

For a few days in August 2015, invisible mining pollutants could be seen by the world

DATE: Aug 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA proposes permanent mine waste dump site north of Silverton

Project needs approval from Sunnyside Gold, a company potentially on hook for costs

DATE: Aug 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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