Gold King Mine spill

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EPA outlines emergency management improvements after Gold King Mine spill

asks for continued funding, training

January 14, 2017

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La Plata County, health department to seek more Gold King money

Entities protest EPA’s reimbursement cutoff date

January 13, 2017

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EPA rejects $1.2B in claims from Gold King Mine spill

legal protection, agency won’t reimburse businesses, people

January 13, 2017

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Report: Gold King Mine spill dropped 540 tons of metals into waterways

of Gladstone treatment plant to come by end of January

January 6, 2017

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Sunnyside Gold challenges EPA’s Superfund list

company says EPA did not properly evaluate all mine sites

December 14, 2016

Regional News

New Mexico delegation: Bill has provisions to aid mine spill payouts

A worker walks around one of the five retentions ponds constructed below the Gold King Mine that are collecting sediment…

December 10, 2016

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EPA’s Gold King Mine spill reimbursements fall short of requests

Durango, La Plata County receive less than requested

December 9, 2016

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House OKs bill that would speed claims from Gold King Mine spill

Provision is part of water infrastructure package

December 8, 2016

Regional News

Navajo Nation files $160 million claim over Gold King spill

The San Juan River flows through the Navajo Reservation as a cow grazes Aug. 12, 2015, alongside a field that…

December 6, 2016

Regional News

Supreme Court asks Obama administration’s view on mine spill lawsuit

N.M. wants quick resolution; Utah may sue, too

November 28, 2016

Local News

Study: Metals in Animas River sediment at safe levels

Juan Basin: Health standards were not exceeded

November 18, 2016

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EPA updates Silverton on cleanup

treatment at Gold King Mine could be extended

November 14, 2016

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EPA wants to continue operations at water-treatment plant

comments on plan accepted through Dec. 14

November 14, 2016

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EPA to hold public meetings about Superfund work in S.W. Colorado

Meetings in Durango, Shiprock and Silverton

November 12, 2016

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Sunnyside wants out of Navajo Nation lawsuit

company said has no part in Gold King Mine spill

October 23, 2016

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Health officials OK eating fish from Animas River

samples show higher levels from fall to spring, but still under health limits

October 18, 2016

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No criminal charges in Gold King Mine blowout

committee, subcommittee heads demand explanation

October 12, 2016

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Superfund project manager known for community outreach

“If you have Rebecca, you are extremely lucky,” said Tony Berget, a former Lincoln County Commissioner in Libby, Montana, home…

October 2, 2016

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Animas River fish survey shows encouraging signs

count not ‘great,’ but some trends are up

September 28, 2016

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Senate approves bill that would speed Gold King Mine reimbursements

Measure also would establish long-term water monitoring

September 15, 2016

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Senators attempt to expedite Gold King reimbursements

says more than $5.2 million paid, but none goes to local businesses, residents

September 12, 2016

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EPA adds Bonita Peak Mining District to Superfund list

Listing for remediations comes about 1 year after Gold King Mine spill

September 7, 2016

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Heavy rains cause overflow at EPA’s water-treatment plant

of public notification caused widespread rumors this week

August 25, 2016

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EPA seeks depository for mine waste treatment plant sludge

vets businesses with mine cleanup ideas

August 24, 2016