Animas River

MT - News

Health official: Animas at pre-spill levels

Governor tours fish hatchery in Durango

August 11, 2015

MT - News

EPA: Decision to reopen Animas a week off

testing to ground response, healing the river will be complex

August 11, 2015

Local News

Some shops already hurt by river pollution

more take wait-and-see approach

August 11, 2015

Local News

No major species dieoffs from Animas River contamination a cause for optimism

Like a comet, the 3 million gallons of toxic water accidentally released from the Gold King Mine in Silverton brought…

August 10, 2015

Local News

EPA says it can handle the cleanup of Animas River

Why was the EPA conducting cleanup work in the Gold King Mine rather than having the mine owner do the…

August 10, 2015

Local News

EPA: 3 million gallons of bad water hit Animas

City, county declare emergency

August 10, 2015

Local News

In north valley, irrigation companies work to keep Animas River pollution out

companies shut off headgates before spill arrived

August 8, 2015

Local News

Local businesses starting to feel the pinch from a soiled Animas River

Zalneraitis Local rafting companies say losses are in the thousands of dollars daily. While Mild to Wild is offering other…

August 8, 2015

Local News

Raft companies facing tough times

businesses waiting to gauge impacts

August 7, 2015

Local News

Politicians raise ire over EPA’s slow response, accountability over Animas River mine spill

Roberts: ‘What we see before us is horrifying’

August 7, 2015

Local News

Catastrophe on the Animas

water floods river after EPA disaster at Gold King Mine in Silverton

August 7, 2015

Business

Push for good Samaritan law revived

Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, left, and Steve Fearn, a consultant with the Animas River Stakeholders Group, look over drainage from…

June 22, 2015

Local News

Rafter dies after a flip in Smelter Rapid

was identified as Jose Soto, 56, of Farmington

June 18, 2015

Local News

Six rafters unharmed after scary flip and swim

A raft with six people aboard flipped just downstream from Smelter Rapid on Sunday afternoon. After a long search, all…

June 15, 2015

Local News

‘Who pooped in the river?’

shows humans did, but for reasons unknown

June 8, 2015

Local News

EPA to plug mine in Silverton

and Bonita construction planned for summer

September 29, 2014

Sports

Flies and Lies Want to fly-fish? Head north along Animas River

From the 32nd Street bridge south to Bondad, the Animas is known for big browns and rainbows. It is also…

September 12, 2014

Writers on the Range

Want to fish? Head north along the Animas

From the 32nd Street bridge south to Bondad, the Animas is known for big browns and rainbows. It is also…

September 9, 2014