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Environmental Protection Agency

Plant treats Gold King Mine waste despite government shutdown

Plant treats Gold King Mine waste despite government shutdown

says budget battle will not affect operations

December 28, 2018

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

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

confirms other organizations’ findings

December 4, 2018

Community group forms to provide Superfund input

Community group forms to provide Superfund input

Applications for 15-person board now being accepted

November 30, 2018

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

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

seeking $130 million in damages from Gold King spill

November 4, 2018

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

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

compared metal loading in both events; results surprised researchers

November 4, 2018

Mancos is divided over Boyle Park herbicide treatment

Mancos is divided over Boyle Park herbicide treatment

U.S. and European regulators say compound is safe

October 18, 2018

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

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

say money could be better spent elsewhere

September 14, 2018

Truck hauling Gold King Mine sludge crashes into Cement Creek

Truck hauling Gold King Mine sludge crashes into Cement Creek

just started hauling waste from treatment plant to new storage site

Public suggests EPA has quantifiable goals for reducing mine pollution

Public suggests EPA has quantifiable goals for reducing mine pollution

wants to mitigate 26 mines over five years

Southern Ute Indian Tribe to create sovereign water quality standards

Southern Ute Indian Tribe to create sovereign water quality standards

approves application; public will be able to weigh in

EPA removes mine waste it used to improve road near Silverton

EPA removes mine waste it used to improve road near Silverton

faulted for using potentially toxic material, not seeking approval

October 3, 2017

EPA-contracted company uses mine waste to resurface county road in Silverton

EPA-contracted company uses mine waste to resurface county road in Silverton

Officials worried about toxicity

September 22, 2017

What should Superfund accomplish?

What should Superfund accomplish?

group seeks input on desired outcome of Superfund site

August 15, 2017

EPA clears Towaoc Rec Center of asbestos contamination

EPA clears Towaoc Rec Center of asbestos contamination

Center closed pending final repairs

August 11, 2017

Appeals court blocks delay of methane rules

Appeals court blocks delay of methane rules

Colorado had joined lawsuit against EPA

EPA looks to drilling to solve mystery of American Tunnel

EPA looks to drilling to solve mystery of American Tunnel

transportation passage poses mystery for researchers

Funding to reclaim abandoned mines falls short

Funding to reclaim abandoned mines falls short

Colorado programs have reclaimed 6,000 of 23,000 abandoned sites

Meet Jane, a climate scientist who fled the government

Meet Jane, a climate scientist who fled the government

Worries about science censorship drove her from her post at the Energy Department

Don Coram passes resolution pushing for lawsuit against EPA

Don Coram passes resolution pushing for lawsuit against EPA

would seek reimbursements for Gold King Mine spill

Monitoring of Animas River ramps up as spring runoff increases

Monitoring of Animas River ramps up as spring runoff increases

can see live feeds at USGS site

EPA reimburses another $90,000 for Gold King Mine spill costs

EPA reimburses another $90,000 for Gold King Mine spill costs

awarded to five entities in Colorado and Utah

Western governors see a partner in EPA’s Pruitt

Western governors see a partner in EPA’s Pruitt

A bipartisan group couldn’t get what they wanted from the old EPA

EPA lays out plan for summer work at Superfund site

EPA lays out plan for summer work at Superfund site

hopes to begin smaller remediation projects

February 27, 2017

Feds seek to dismiss New Mexico’s claims over Gold King Mine spill

Feds seek to dismiss New Mexico’s claims over Gold King Mine spill

Richard Charley, right, and Melvin Jones deliver water to a ranch along the San Juan River on the Navajo Reservation…

February 14, 2017