Environmental Protection Agency

Senators laud $86 million grant promoting clean drinking water to rural areas

PFAS can cause cancer, liver damage, decreased fertility and other diseases

DATE: Feb 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA outlines 2023 Bonita Peak cleanup priorities

Agency has several large projects in the Silverton Superfund site on next year’s schedule

DATE: Jan 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Environmental Protection Agency assesses permanent mine waste repository

Mayflower Tailings Impoundment offers large capacity for sludge created by water treatment

DATE: Oct 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA tells Polis there’s no getting out of selling reformulated gas to fight ozone

State has threatened to sue over pricier, cleaner gasoline

DATE: Sep 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado attorney general vows to protect abortion access, gun laws

Phil Weiser calls U.S. Supreme Court term ‘adventuresome,’ ‘aggressive’ and ‘destabilizing’

DATE: Jul 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

After U.S. Supreme Court decision, some Colorado leaders see urgency in addressing climate change

Federal, state action needed to implement policies

DATE: Jul 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA approves the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s water quality standards

Approval is the culmination of a 20-year effort

DATE: Apr 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA: Uranium waste pond at White Mesa, Utah, out of compliance

Containment cell supposed to be covered in water to reduce radon emissions; Energy Fuels says material is exempt

DATE: Apr 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bulkheads caused the Gold King Mine spill. Could they also be part of the solution?

Remediation tool can limit acidic drainage, but experts must also understand the complicated hydrology

DATE: Mar 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

New legislation would address abandoned mine pollution in Southwest Colorado

Conservation groups, nonprofits and local governments could finally join remediation efforts

DATE: Feb 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

$90 million settlement reached to pay for mine cleanup near Silverton

Deal helps resolve liability issues around 2015 Gold King Mine spill

DATE: Jan 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Owner of mine to pay $1.6 million in settlement for Gold King blowout

Money will go toward restoration projects in areas damaged by spill

DATE: Dec 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News