Bonita Peak Mining District

Bill to clean up thousands of abandoned mines passes Congress

Samaritan law will empower states, nonprofits to tackle abandoned sites

December 12, 2024 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

Bonita Peak Mining District

How will the state use Gold King Mine settlement funds?

A pot of $7.3 million is available to address damage to natural resources

May 11, 2024 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

Bonita Peak Mining District

Without abdicating authority, EPA responds to Butler criticism

quality expert left role in November citing lack of engagement by federal agency

February 23, 2024 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

Animas River

Frustrated, Peter Butler leaves Superfund advisory group

‘We are not consulted’ wrote outgoing chairman

December 21, 2023 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

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How did Silverton save a seat at the table?

small town sits adjacent to a Superfund site; it fought to have a voice

July 12, 2023 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

Bonita Peak Mining District

EPA regional administrator visits future affordable housing site in Silverton

Recently awarded grant will fund cleanup at location

June 27, 2023 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

Bonita Peak Mining District

Silverton awarded $800,000 from EPA

will be used for environmental cleanup and revitalization

May 26, 2023 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

Bonita Peak Mining District

Colorado attorney general meets with stakeholders in Durango on Gold King Mine settlement spending

was to explore how best to leverage funds

May 18, 2023 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

Bonita Peak Mining District

State announces $5 million settlement for Gold King, mining damages

Federal government will open its wallet to address natural resource harms in Bonita Peak Mining District

May 11, 2023 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

Bonita Peak Mining District

EPA outlines 2023 Bonita Peak cleanup priorities

has several large projects in the Silverton Superfund site on next year’s schedule

January 27, 2023 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

Animas River

What was the social impact of Gold King?

Environmentally, the spill was negligible. But seeing a mustard-yellow river spurred action to clean up mines

January 8, 2023 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

Bonita Peak Mining District

Environmental Protection Agency assesses permanent mine waste repository

Mayflower Tailings Impoundment offers large capacity for sludge created by water treatment

October 5, 2022 • Tyler Brown — Herald Staff Writer

Bonita Peak Mining District

Bulkheads caused the Gold King Mine spill. Could they also be part of the solution?

Remediation tool can limit acidic drainage, but experts must also understand the complicated hydrology

March 30, 2022 • Aedan Hannon — Herald Staff Writer

Bonita Peak Mining District

New legislation would address abandoned mine pollution in Southwest Colorado

Conservation groups, nonprofits and local governments could finally join remediation efforts

February 4, 2022 • Aedan Hannon — Herald Staff Writer

Bonita Peak Mining District

$90 million settlement reached to pay for mine cleanup near Silverton

helps resolve liability issues around 2015 Gold King Mine spill

January 22, 2022 • Aedan Hannon — Herald Staff Writer

Animas River

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

says it wants to prevent future unplanned releases

January 14, 2021 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

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EPA orders access to water treatment plant north of Silverton

has been treating discharges out of Gold King Mine since 2015

January 10, 2021 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

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Five environmental issues to watch in 2021

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

December 31, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

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Silverton Superfund site to remain on high-priority list, EPA says

‘Emphasis List’ created to speed up what can be lengthy processes

September 25, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Animas River

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

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

August 5, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

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EPA proposes permanent mine waste dump site north of Silverton

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

August 2, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

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EPA will temporarily plug ‘bad boy’ mine near Silverton

Experiment will help agency understand region’s hydrology, evaluate long-term solution

July 7, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter