EPA installs barrier, valve in Colorado’s Gold King Mine
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is installing a barrier and valve inside an inactive Colorado mine to prevent another surge of toxic wastewater.
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Investigators: At time of Gold King Mine spill, EPA didn’t have rules for working at old mines
Government investigators say the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had no rules for working around old mines when the agency inadvertently triggered a massive spill from a Colorado mine that polluted rivers in three states.
Lawmaker’s aide: EPA freeze won’t stop Colorado mine cleanup
The agency inadvertently triggered the 3-million-gallon blowout in August 2015.
EPA says it can’t pay damages from Gold King Mine spill
The EPA said Friday the claims could be refiled in federal court, or Congress could authorize payments.
EPA: 540 tons of metals entered the Animas River in the Gold King Mine spill
The total amount of metals entering the river system was comparable to levels during one or two days of high spring runoff.
EPA rejects $20.4 million in requests for Gold King Mine spill costs
The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it will pay $4.5 million to state, local and tribal governments for their emergency response to a mine spill that the EPA triggered.
Gold King Mine cleared for multimillion-dollar federal cleanup
US clears way for cleanup of Colorado mine after huge spill.