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Paleontology rich area left out of Bears Ears for uranium mining

Mining-rich, unstudied fossil area of Red Canyon unprotected

DATE: Apr 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Additional environmental study planned for Hesperus coal mine expansion

King II proposal for work on 950 acres to get new environmental probe

DATE: Jan 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Public supports continued operation of water treatment plant north of Silverton

Near unanimous consensus that EPA should keep plant running

DATE: Dec 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mining permit revoked for Pride of the West mill near Silverton

Colorado Goldfields failed to repair tailings pond

DATE: Dec 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wildcat Mining’s permit for La Plata County gold mine reinstated

After years of violations, company on its way to begin operations in La Plata Canyon

DATE: Dec 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Taxpayers to foot bill for Freda Mine cleanup

Red Arrow Gold Corporation’s former site requires remediation

DATE: Nov 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Superfund project manager known for community outreach

Whether you support the Superfund program or not, colleagues agree, the hazardous cleanup of mines surrounding Silverton could not be in more trusted hands than the Environmental Protection ...

DATE: Oct 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Idaho Springs emerges from Superfund cleanup with optimism

IDAHO SPRINGS – For decades, a creek in the mountains west of Denver sometimes ran yellow from toxic waste gurgling out of abandoned mines – a painfully familiar story in the picturesque wre...

DATE: Sep 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Grass-roots cleanups continue in Silverton mining district

Lackawanna Mill project shows small steps can spur environmental success stories

DATE: Sep 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Carbon Junction enters new era of use after mine scars healed

Oakridge Energy remediates land and is terminating mine permit in popular recreational area

DATE: Sep 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Partnership to reclaim Montana mine

Trout Unlimited, state work to clean heavy metals

DATE: Sep 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

EPA seeks depository for mine waste treatment plant sludge

Agency vets businesses with mine cleanup ideas

DATE: Aug 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

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