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Attorneys general hear account of Gold King Mine spill

Prosecutors learn about complexities of cleaning mines

DATE: Aug 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Costs and sediment remain lingering concerns

With improving news about the Animas River, officials can turn their attention to more long-term impacts to the budget and contaminated sediment. State and federal health officia...

DATE: Aug 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Who’ll pay: Will lawsuit be filed against EPA?

Coffman says she would prefer to avoid court battle

DATE: Aug 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Gold King mine continues to drain

While the data shows things continue to get better along the waterways affected by the Gold King Mine spill, toxic water is still draining at the rate of 600 gallons per minute from the mine...

DATE: Aug 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Survey of Animas River fish looks promising

Another survey planned for week of Aug. 22

DATE: Aug 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Is the Animas River really clean?

Environmental groups worry about long-term effects

DATE: Aug 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hickenlooper drinks Animas River water to make a point

Hickenlooper drinks from river: ‘If that shows that Durango is open for business, I’m happy to help’

DATE: Aug 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Shiprock farmers deal with plume

The warning came a week ago Thursday: A vast, poisonous plume of mine waste had been accidentally released into a Colorado creek, and it was now streaming inexorably toward the San Juan rive...

DATE: Aug 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

What will it take to get Superfund status in Silverton?

Silverton opposes Superfund amid threat downstream

DATE: Aug 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Animas River reopens after Gold King Mine fiasco

Advisory issued for recreational users

DATE: Aug 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Irrigation ditch flushing begins

On Wednesday evening, select irrigation ditches were inspected and flushed as a first step toward opening the ditches for farmers and ranchers who depend on the Animas River for watering liv...

DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Health official: Animas at pre-spill levels

Governor tours fish hatchery in Durango

DATE: Aug 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News