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Gold King Mine Spill

EPA creates partnership to study long-term water quality

Seven states and tribes to keep tabs on San Juan River watershed

DATE: Apr 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Steve Fearn, co-founder of Animas River Stakeholders Group, dies at 74

Longtime Silverton resident wanted to bring back mining

DATE: Apr 23, 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 fires back at critics over Gold King Mine wastewater

DENVER – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fired back Thursday after a mining company accused the agency of failing to run a southwestern Colorado treatment plant at full capacity, le...

DATE: Apr 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Community groups help Colorado counties participate in Superfund process

They are best way to engage with the EPA, counties say

DATE: Apr 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Utah’s suit over Gold King Mine spill transferred to New Mexico court

ALBUQUERQUE – A panel of federal judges says Utah’s lawsuit over a mine waste spill will be transferred from a Salt Lake City court to one in New Mexico, where three similar suits were filed...

DATE: Apr 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

EPA may be overstating claims from Gold King Mine spill

Agency says it is still reviewing requests for compensation

DATE: Mar 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado official requests immunity for environmentalists cleaning up mines

Tipton wants law to provide flexibility

DATE: Mar 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

EPA orders Sunnyside Gold to investigate mine pollution

Company disputes claims, cites previous reclamation efforts

DATE: Mar 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

The Animas River’s long ribbon of stories from Silverton to New Mexico

Durango author’s account of Gold King spill digs deep into region’s tumultuous mining history

DATE: Mar 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Court denies challenge to Superfund site near Silverton

Judges say EPA followed rules when including mining sites in cleanup area

DATE: Mar 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lawsuits against EPA contractor’s activity at Gold King Mine move ahead

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Legal challenges against a federal contractor involved in a mine waste spill that polluted rivers in three Western states are being allowed to move forward. Th...

DATE: Feb 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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