EPA seeks dismissal of Gold King Mine spill lawsuit
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking a federal court in New Mexico to toss out a lawsuit over a mine waste spill in Colorado that polluted rivers in three states.The agency said in a motion this week that workers are already working on the cleanup of the accidental release of contaminated water from an EPA-monitored Colorado mine and a federal court doesn’t need to interfere.> RELATED: Mining cleanups under Trump: A speedup or just ‘sound and fury’?New Mexico, Utah and the Navajo Nation are suing the EPA in federal court over the spill.
The 2015 Gold King accident in southern Colorado near Silverton occurred at an inactive mine where polluted water had been accumulating for years before am agency crew accidentally released it during cleanup work.
The spill sent a yellow-orange plume of toxic heavy metals into rivers in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah and on Native American lands.
Competency concerns arise again for arson suspect in Teller County fire
Mackenzie Bodell
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Updated 28 minutes ago
After already being deemed competent to proceed to trial once earlier, competency concerns again took the spotlight Monday for the woman allegedly behind the Highland Lakes fire that burned nearly 170 acres near Divide last year. Lowa Tillitt, 77, also...
Colorado Supreme Court to hear oral arguments, one justice is gone | COURT CRAWL
Michael Karlik
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Updated 3 hours ago
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. The Colorado Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in eight cases this week, plus one of its members is on an unexplained and open-ended leave...
Trump calls on House Republicans to pass bill releasing full Epstein files
Zach LaChance, Washington Examiner
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Updated 4 hours ago
President Donald Trump urged House Republicans to vote for a bill that would release nearly all of the remaining Epstein files held by the Department of Justice. The House will hold a vote sometime this week on the Epstein Files...
Iraq War veteran Jose Barco deported to Mexico
Carol McKinley
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Updated 33 minutes ago
Immigration officials this month began the deportation process for a decorated Iraq War veteran whose story captured national attention and garnered intense discussion both for and against his removal. On Tuesday, the conversation was over, and Jose Barco-Chirino, who had...
Colorado Republicans call meeting to rein in chair Brita Horn, but state GOP says plans are ‘illegal’
Ernest Luning
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Updated 20 hours ago
They’re at it again. For the second time in as many years, a group of Colorado Republicans are planning to convene a meeting of the party’s state central committee despite the state GOP insisting that the proposed meeting would be...
Democrats reckon with lofty Obamacare promises after shutdown defeat
Wire Services
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Updated 26 minutes ago
Ramsey Touchberry Washington Examiner Democrats bet big that President Donald Trump would cave to their healthcare demands in a protracted government shutdown fight. Now, they’re facing a reckoning from the party’s base over the miscalculation. The standoff, which centered on expiring Obamacare...
Trump nominates former New Mexico lawmaker to lead Bureau of Land Management | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
The Associated Press
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Updated 5 days ago
MONTANA Trump nominates BLM chief BILLINGS — President Donald Trump nominated a former lawmaker from New Mexico on Nov. 5 to oversee the management of vast public lands that are playing a central role in Republican attempts to ramp up...
Washington says ‘no’ to sending wolves to Colorado
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 3 hours ago
Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Commission on Saturday said “no, not now” to sending wolves to Colorado, after a hearing in which the state’s residents vigorously argued against it. The commission voted, 8-1, to send a letter to Colorado stating that...
Food banks in Denver area struggle to meet the need
Sage Kelley
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Updated 2 hours ago
The line of people outside the Adams County Food Bank wrapped around the building as the clock ticked toward 10 a.m. Thursday. Some held grocery bags. Others sat on the ground. All wore the same saturnine expression. That sight has...
Awards prove the spirit of giving is alive and well | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Joanne Davidson Special to Colorado Politics
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Updated 2 days ago
ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS Denver News: If 10 words were to sum up the “Why” for all who were honored at the 2025 National Philanthropy Day in Colorado Luncheon, it would be these: “We don’t ask anything in return. We just do it.” Yes, they all could have said it. But it was members...
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