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Environmental Pollution

Lawmakers advance plan to track greenhouse gases

Effort worries coal counties on Western Slope; seen as duplicate by some

DATE: Mar 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

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

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

Mining company says federal agency has conflict of interest

DATE: Feb 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

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 8, 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

New Mexico sues EPA, Sunnyside Mine owners

State says both responsible for Gold King Mine impact

DATE: Mar 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

La Plata steps up mine tests

Trace amounts of uranium detected

DATE: Mar 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

State disputes key part of EPA’s Gold King report

State officials did not sign off on plan, according to letter

DATE: Mar 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA likely not prepared Gold King Mine blowout

Agency releases redacted documents

DATE: Mar 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sediment issues a big uncertainty

As communities along the Animas River continue to wonder about long-term consequences of the Gold King Mine spill, one of the biggest questions remaining is the orange sediment lying along r...

DATE: Mar 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Western Colorado officials voice support for new methane rules

State rules influence proposed federal effort

DATE: Mar 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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