Gold King Mine spill – The Durango Herald

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

EPA plan on Silverton Superfund expected in spring 2018

Agency will make quick fixes while investigating other environmental conditions

DATE: Feb 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Officials consider using robots to combat mine spills

DENVER – Crumbling mine tunnels awash with polluted waters perforate the Colorado mountains, and scientists may one day send robots creeping through the pitch-black passages to study the mys...

DATE: Jan 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Will losses from the Gold King Mine spill ever be covered?

Congressman takes new approach to reimbursing damages

DATE: Jan 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Utah adds EPA, contractor to lawsuit over Gold King Mine waste spill

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah has added the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a contractor as defendants in the state’s lawsuit over the Gold King Mine waste spill in Silverton that contamina...

DATE: Jan 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

UN: Better protections needed from mine water disasters

BILLINGS, Mont. – A string of mining waste disasters – some deadly – over the past decade show better protections are needed for communities downstream of massive polluted material storage s...

DATE: Nov 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World