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Environmental Pollution

Winter weather forces closure of Gold King Mine treatment plant

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

DATE: Mar 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

What are the ultimate goals for Superfund cleanup around Silverton?

EPA hopes to improve water quality in Animas River below Silverton

DATE: Mar 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

Mining company says federal agency has a conflict of interest

DATE: Feb 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bill to limit plastic straws fails in committee

Environmentalists and advocates of local control opposed proposed law

DATE: Feb 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA places Silverton’s Superfund site on fast-track pilot program

Bonita Peak is 1 of 6 programs selected nationwide

DATE: Feb 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

Study confirms other organizations’ findings

DATE: Dec 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Utah, U.S. to launch study on mining pollution in Lake Powell

Effects of Gold King Mine spill will be considered

DATE: Nov 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

More questions than answers in BP’s spill into Animas River

Company investigating cause, contaminates and amount spilled

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

What are the top 5 littered items in the San Juan National Forest?

From the common to the curious, litter is a constant battle

DATE: Aug 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

3 years after Gold King Mine spill, victims awaiting payment

DENVER – Three years after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency triggered a massive mine spill that polluted rivers in three states, the federal government still has not repaid any of th...

DATE: Aug 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

EPA finds place near Silverton to store Gold King Mine sludge

More preferred option removes need to haul waste to Bondad landfill

DATE: Jun 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Are the fish in Lake Nighthorse safe to eat?

Time will tell how mercury affects aquatic life

DATE: May 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

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