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King Coal seeks county OK

Plata County commissioners will finally hear request Oct. 8

September 29, 2015

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EPA takes hands-off approach to spill probe

Agency’s chief testifies at congressional hearing

September 17, 2015

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Congress grills EPA on spill

faces claims of negligence

September 10, 2015

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Officials: Animas fish safe to eat

Mike Japhaet, a former aquatic biologist with Colorado Division of Wildlife, holds a brown trout that was collected in a…

September 7, 2015

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Mining reclamation may be a pipe dream

Financial, technological hurdles slow progress

September 3, 2015

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Coalition calls for mining reforms after Gold King Mine spill

Water flows into a retention pond below the Gold King Mine north of Silverton. A coalition of tribes, local governments…

August 27, 2015

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‘Insufficient’ planning cited in EPA investigation of Gold King Mine spill

Water flows out of the Gold King Mine last week north of Silverton. A blowout at the mine could have…

August 27, 2015

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Bush defends self in Colorado

Candidate talks about ‘anchor baby’

August 27, 2015

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Coalition calls for mining reforms after Gold King Mine spill

aim to prevent another river fiasco

August 26, 2015

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Attorneys general hear account of Gold King Mine spill

Prosecutors learn about complexities of cleaning mines

August 20, 2015

Local News

Costs and sediment remain lingering concerns

State and federal health officials say Animas water quality has returned to pre-event conditions after an estimated 3 million gallons…

August 17, 2015

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EPA: Decision to reopen Animas a week off

testing to ground response, healing the river will be complex

August 11, 2015

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Plans to plug the Gold King Mine backfire

1,200 gallons of polluted water per minute still draining

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

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Utah mill accused of possible threat

tribe claims Clean Air violation

June 8, 2015

Business

Is Silverton ready for a cleanup?

mines continue to leach pollutants, some residents reconsider Superfund

February 19, 2015

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King Coal promises to control trucks

promises to cut Sunday hauling, monitor speeds

February 2, 2015

Local News

Red Arrow cleanup set to begin Monday

Project may take until September

June 5, 2014

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Red Arrow cleanup set to begin Monday

estimates project will take a few weeks; water, equipment must be decontaminated

June 4, 2014

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Red Arrow cleanup set to begin Monday

estimates project will take a few weeks; water, equipment must be decontaminated

June 3, 2014

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Red Arrow cleanup remains in limbo

Landfill manager Deb Barton recently requested clarification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about accepting any non-hazardous waste from the…

May 13, 2014

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Red Arrow cleanup remains in limbo

Montezuma County landfill moves to limit costs of accepting waste

May 12, 2014

Business

Superfund label stokes Silverton’s curiosity

for cleanup would be aided by designation

April 28, 2014

Business

Red Arrow cleanup awaits Texas ruling

EPA’s on-scene coordinator says he hopes to start on mill building in late spring

April 7, 2014