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Water Pollution

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

Durango’s wastewater treatment plant behind schedule

City hoped it would be done in May, now it’s September

DATE: Jun 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield firm looks to revolutionize wastewater treatment

GC Solutions uses substance first developed for Russian space program

DATE: Feb 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

County reconsiders new septic regulations

Moratorium passed to review transfer of title program

DATE: Feb 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

County reconsiders new septic regulations

Moratorium passed to review transfer of title program

DATE: Feb 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Plant treats Gold King Mine waste despite government shutdown

EPA says budget battle will not affect operations

DATE: Dec 26, 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

EPA seeks dismissal of lawsuit over Colorado mine spill

Utah, New Mexico, Navajo Nation seek repayment of cleanup costs

DATE: Jul 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ash runoff from 416 Fire turns Animas River black

Biologists paying close attention to potential fish kill

DATE: Jun 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Backlog gives Durango reprieve from wastewater quality deadline

City says it could not have applied for an extension

DATE: Apr 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local 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

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

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