Environmental pollution

Local News

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

Reclamation manager looks back at Silverton’s mining past

April 23, 2019

Local News

Harmful pollution drifting into Rocky Mountain National Park

says measures will likely reduce nitrogen levels

April 12, 2019

Lawmakers advance plan to track greenhouse gases

worries coal counties on Western Slope; seen as duplicate by some

March 22, 2019

Winter weather forces closure of Gold King Mine treatment plant

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

March 15, 2019

Business

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

company says federal agency has conflict of interest

February 26, 2019

Local News

Bill to limit plastic straws fails in committee

Environmentalists and advocates of local control opposed proposed law

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 8, 2019

Local News

EPA: Gold King Mine spill had no immediate, long-term impacts

confirms other organizations’ findings

December 4, 2018

New Mexico sues EPA, Sunnyside Mine owners

says both responsible for Gold King Mine impact

March 6, 2017

La Plata steps up mine tests

amounts of uranium detected

March 6, 2017

State disputes key part of EPA’s Gold King report

officials did not sign off on plan, according to letter

March 6, 2017

EPA likely not prepared Gold King Mine blowout

releases redacted documents

March 6, 2017

Sediment issues a big uncertainty

Contamination from the Gold King Mine spill is still visible in low-current areas of the Animas River, such as on…

March 6, 2017

Western Colorado officials voice support for new methane rules

rules influence proposed federal effort

March 6, 2017

Toxic spill raises fear at White Mesa uranium mill

Mesa raises fear about toxic spills, water

March 6, 2017

Gold King spill reimbursement legislation gets hearing

In a letter to Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, the chairman and ranking member of the Senate…

July 18, 2016

Ignacio oil operator cited for pipeline that leaked into Ute Creek

spill leaked chemical fluids into a tributary of the Los Pinos River

July 18, 2016

Environmental groups push EPA to hold mining companies accountable

Proposed rules would protect taxpayers

July 18, 2016

Local News

Colorado College focuses on Western water issues

Students take EcoFlight to survey Gold King from above

June 29, 2016

Business

New Mexico sues Colorado over Gold King Mine spill

Colorado attorney general: Lawsuit doesn’t help cleanup

June 26, 2016

Local News

Two bills to stall Clean Power Plan killed in Colo. House committee

lawmakers try to stall implementation

April 29, 2016

Education

Gold King Mine spill a wealth of knowledge for Fort Lewis College students

accident inspires college research projects

March 27, 2016

Local News

Aztec granny leads ‘Toxic Tour of Hell’

hours spent viewing the worst of oil and gas impacts

March 15, 2016

Local News

Scalia was Supreme Court’s leader on limiting environmental rules

A conservative legal foundation fears its winning streak may be over.

February 23, 2016