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Environmental Pollution

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

EPA: Gold King Mine spill had no immediate, long-term impacts

Study confirms other organizations’ findings

DATE: Dec 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Utah, U.S. to launch study on mining pollution in Lake Powell

Effects of Gold King Mine spill will be considered

DATE: Nov 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

More questions than answers in BP’s spill into Animas River

Company investigating cause, contaminates and amount spilled

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

What are the top 5 littered items in the San Juan National Forest?

From the common to the curious, litter is a constant battle

DATE: Aug 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

3 years after Gold King Mine spill, victims awaiting payment

DENVER – Three years after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency triggered a massive mine spill that polluted rivers in three states, the federal government still has not repaid any of th...

DATE: Aug 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

EPA finds place near Silverton to store Gold King Mine sludge

More preferred option removes need to haul waste to Bondad landfill

DATE: Jun 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Are the fish in Lake Nighthorse safe to eat?

Time will tell how mercury affects aquatic life

DATE: May 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

BP released unknown amount of wastewater into creek near Bayfield

Company says leak was immediately isolated and contained

DATE: Apr 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Local author Jonathan Thompson says Gold King spill fits into familiar narrative

Attitudes that turned blind-eye to mine pollution still exist

DATE: Apr 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA orders Sunnyside Gold to investigate mine pollution

Company disputes claims, cites previous reclamation efforts

DATE: Mar 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Unlike others, Putin doesn’t criticize Trump about decision

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is not getting criticism for his climate stance from at least one world leader: Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin offered his reaction to...

DATE: Jun 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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