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Mining company rejects EPA order for Superfund cleanup work

Mining company rejects EPA order for Superfund cleanup work

By /July 10, 2019 /Local News

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A mining company says it won’t carry out cleanup work ordered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of a Superfund project in southwest Colorado. The Durango Herald reported Wednesday that Sunnyside Gold Corp. sent the EPA a letter saying the company isn’t responsible for pollution flowing […]

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EPA taking 1st big steps to clean up leaking Colorado mines

EPA taking 1st big steps to clean up leaking Colorado mines

By /May 23, 2019 /Local News

DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will take the first major steps this summer to clean up wastewater flowing from dozens of old mines at a Superfund site in southwestern Colorado, officials said Thursday. The work includes dredging contaminated sediment from streams and ponds, diverting water away from […]

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