Gold King Mine spill

Local News

EPA creates partnership to study long-term water quality

states and tribes to keep tabs on San Juan River watershed

April 26, 2018

Local News

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

Longtime Silverton resident wanted to bring back mining

April 23, 2018

Local News

Local author Jonathan Thompson says Gold King spill fits into familiar narrative

Attitudes that turned blind-eye to mine pollution still exist

April 12, 2018

Regional News

EPA fires back at critics over Gold King Mine wastewater

Wastewater streams out of the Gold King Mine in southwestern Colorado after a contractor crew led by the Environmental Protection…

April 12, 2018

Local News

Community groups help Colorado counties participate in Superfund process

are best way to engage with the EPA, counties say

April 7, 2018

Regional News

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

The ruling Wednesday by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation means the suits filed against the U.S. Environmental Protection…

April 4, 2018

Regional News

EPA may be overstating claims from Gold King Mine spill

says it is still reviewing requests for compensation

March 16, 2018

Nation & World

Colorado official requests immunity for environmentalists cleaning up mines

wants law to provide flexibility

March 16, 2018

Local News

EPA orders Sunnyside Gold to investigate mine pollution

Company disputes claims, cites previous reclamation efforts

March 15, 2018

Southwest Life

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

March 15, 2018

Local News

Court denies challenge to Superfund site near Silverton

say EPA followed rules when including mining sites in cleanup area

March 6, 2018

Regional News

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

The New Mexico Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday that a federal judge is allowing the state’s lawsuit and a similar…

February 15, 2018

Local News

EPA plan on Silverton Superfund expected in spring 2018

will make quick fixes while investigating other environmental conditions

February 15, 2018

Business

Officials consider using robots to combat mine spills

One such disaster happened at the inactive Gold King Mine outside Silverton in 2015, when the Environmental Protection Agency accidentally…

January 31, 2018

Southwest Life

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

Congressman takes new approach to reimbursing damages

January 21, 2018

Regional News

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

The Utah Attorney General’s Office said Friday it is still negotiating with the EPA and the contractor, Weston Solutions Inc.,…

January 5, 2018

Nation & World

UN: Better protections needed from mine water disasters

The UN Environment Program report tallied 40 significant mine waste accidents in the past decade. Most involved dams or other…

November 14, 2017

Local News

EPA updates on its work since Silverton Superfund declared

studies needed before major projects begin

October 17, 2017

Local News

EPA removes mine waste it used to improve road near Silverton

faulted for using potentially toxic material, not seeking approval

October 3, 2017

Local News

Bill introduced to reform hard-rock mining laws

General Mining Law allows companies to extract minerals with little liability

September 19, 2017

Local News

Superfund work group meets for the first time in Durango

to set goals by this winter

August 23, 2017

Local News

What should Superfund near Silverton accomplish?

group seeks input on desired outcome of Superfund site

August 14, 2017

Local News

Promising new technology cleans mine wastewater near Silverton

Texas-based company uses innovative technique

August 11, 2017

Regional News

Navajos ask EPA to be flexible on claims from mine spill

Navajo President Russell Begaye said Wednesday not all members of the tribe kept receipts for the losses they suffered from…

August 10, 2017