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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

Truck hauling Gold King Mine sludge crashes into Cement Creek

EPA just started hauling waste from treatment plant to new storage site

DATE: Jul 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Scandal-plagued EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt resigns

WASHINGTON – Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned Thursday amid ethics investigations of outsized security spending, first-class flights and a sweetheart condo...

DATE: Jul 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Public suggests EPA has quantifiable goals for reducing mine pollution

Agency wants to mitigate 26 mines over five years

DATE: Jun 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA proposes work at 26 mine sites over next 5 years

Work will clean up waste while long-term plan is completed

DATE: Jun 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local 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

EPA creates partnership to study long-term water quality

Seven states and tribes to keep tabs on San Juan River watershed

DATE: Apr 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southern Ute Indian Tribe to create sovereign water quality standards

EPA approves application; public will be able to weigh in

DATE: Apr 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Sunnyside says EPA is allowing wastewater to reach Animas River

Company contends agency not operating treatment plant at capacity

DATE: Apr 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Community groups help Colorado counties participate in Superfund process

They are best way to engage with the EPA, counties say

DATE: Apr 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA pledges new plan on contaminant from non-stick coatings

WASHINGTON – Federal environmental regulators say they’ll consult with states on managing contamination from a range of long-used non-stick coatings. The U.S. Environmental Protec...

DATE: Apr 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

EPA may be overstating claims from Gold King Mine spill

Agency says it is still reviewing requests for compensation

DATE: Mar 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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