animas river
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Animas River suffered 80% die-off after 416 Fire ash flows
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Colorado wildlife officials have confirmed the fish population in the Animas River has been severely depleted by flooding and debris flows from the 416 Fire burn scar. The 416 Fire in 2018 scorched an estimated 54,000 acres of mostly U.S. Forest Service land in the Hermosa Creek watershed, historically one of the Animas River’s cleanest…
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State water taskforce has its fingers crossed for monsoons and El Nino
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Monday and Tuesday’s downpours, which led to flash flooding in some parts of the state and the cancellation of flights at Denver International Airport, did not go unnoticed by the water watchers around the state. It’s a sign of annual monsoon moisture, which the state’s water availability task force has been waiting for. Between the…
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THE PODIUM | Litigation, studies won’t clean up the Animas River
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As the third anniversary of the EPA-caused Gold King mine disaster approaches, real question exists as to whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency can overcome an inherent conflict of interest and properly manage the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund Site to improve water quality in the Animas River. The EPA could demonstrate such capability by…
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Colorado official requests immunity for environmentalists cleaning up mines
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WASHINGTON – A Colorado Department of Natural Resources representative told Congress Thursday that the federal government needs to grant immunity from liability to groups that try to clean up abandoned mines before their hazards can realistically be eliminated. About 23,000 mines – many of them abandoned – dot Colorado’s landscape, said Jeff Graves, who oversees…
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Pruitt’s EPA announces Gold King Mine reimbursement payments
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday it will pay out an additional $54,275 to Colorado’s La Plata County, San Juan Basin Health Department, the City of Durango and the Southern Ute Indian tribe as reimbursements tied to the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, the agency announced Thursday. The money pays the entities back for “payroll,…
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The Hot Sheet – More on millennials (bc – it’s all about them, right?), Senate Dems create environmental czar, Science vs cash, State employees get a free ride and MORE …
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VOL. 01 NO. 199 | DECEMBER 6, 2016 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2016 DENVER – Don’t tell Santa but we’re feeling a little naughty – and dare I say a bit snarky – this morning. Blame it on the weather, the holidays or perhaps all the political craziness happening all around us. So, read on at your own…
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New Mexico water officials eye pipeline to Colorado lake
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A water commission is eyeing a possible pipeline from a Colorado lake to northern New Mexico. San Juan Water Commission members will meet in October to decide if they want to seek a conceptual design for the pipeline at an estimated cost of $10,000 to $15,000, the Daily Times reported. Further study could cost up to $250,000.…
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Colorado town on verge of big changes amid Superfund cleanup
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A historic Colorado mountain town is on the threshold of a transformation after the federal government announced it will embark on an ambitious campaign to stanch the flow of acidic wastewater cascading from abandoned mines. The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday designated an area north of Silverton as a Superfund site, clearing the way for a multimillion-dollar…
