Gold King Mine spill

Local News

Middle school students explore Animas River pollution

Teaching children about watershed helps protect and manage it in the future

May 17, 2019

Local News

EPA wants to restore aquatic life in four stretches of waterways

to focus on four areas in Animas River basin

April 25, 2019

Local News

Larry Perino, one of the last Sunnyside Gold employees, announces retirement

Reclamation manager looks back at Silverton’s mining past

April 18, 2019

Local News

Winter weather forces closure of Gold King Mine treatment plant

Facility built to resist cold, but snowfall and avalanches become problematic

March 15, 2019

Local News

What are the ultimate goals for Superfund cleanup around Silverton?

hopes to improve water quality in Animas River below Silverton

March 13, 2019

Local News

EPA’s lead in Superfund around Silverton announces retirement

Rebecca Thomas wraps up more than three decades cleaning up sites around country

March 6, 2019

Local News

Sunnyside Gold says EPA should be recused from leading Silverton Superfund cleanup

company says federal agency has a conflict of interest

February 25, 2019

Local News

EPA places Silverton’s Superfund site on fast-track pilot program

Peak is 1 of 6 programs selected nationwide

February 7, 2019

Purple Mountain Politics

Bill would require mining companies to demonstrate they can mitigate pollution

Water flows from the American tunnel at the Gladstone Site into the top ponds, where Green Age Technologies pulls water…

February 5, 2019

Local News

Citizens group for Superfund site to meet Thursday for first time

Members will provide direct input to EPA about cleanup activities

January 28, 2019

Local News

Plant treats Gold King Mine waste despite government shutdown

says budget battle will not affect operations

December 26, 2018

Local News

Community group forming to provide Superfund input

Applications for 15-person board now being accepted

November 30, 2018

Regional News

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

Effects of Gold King Mine spill will be considered

November 26, 2018

Local News

Which was worse for water quality: Gold King Mine spill or 416 Fire floods?

compared metal loading in both events; results surprised researchers

November 3, 2018

Local News

EPA asks courts to toss Navajo Nation’s lawsuit over Gold King Mine spill

seeking $130 million in damages from 2015 spill

November 2, 2018

Local News

EPA’s quick-action Superfund plan receives flak from commenters

say money could be better spent elsewhere

September 14, 2018

Local News

Study finds no lasting impacts from Gold King Mine spill

River returned to pre-event conditions a week after blowout

August 24, 2018

Regional News

5th lawsuit filed against EPA over 2015 Gold King Mine waste spill

The lawsuit was filed Aug. 3 in federal court in Albuquerque, New Mexico, by 295 Navajo farmers and ranchers. Their…

August 10, 2018

Local News

Work to resume at American Tunnel, one of more vexing polluters

water may be spilling into other mine networks

August 8, 2018

Regional News

3 years after Gold King Mine spill, victims awaiting payment

Wastewater flows through a retention pond built to contain and remove heavy metals from the Gold King Mine outside Silverton…

August 5, 2018

Southwest Life

Battered in recent years, the Animas has bounced back before

Despite ash flows and mine waste, the river is resilient

August 4, 2018

Regional News

EPA seeks dismissal of lawsuit over Colorado mine spill

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

July 27, 2018

Local News

Truck hauling Gold King Mine sludge crashes into Cement Creek

just started hauling waste from treatment plant to new storage site

July 9, 2018

Local News

EPA finds place near Silverton to store Gold King Mine sludge

preferred option removes need to haul waste to Bondad landfill

June 6, 2018