Animas River

Frustrations grow at EPA town hall on Animas River spill

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SILVERTON, Colo. (CBS4) – One million gallons of wastewater from a San Juan County mine are spilling into the Animas River. A plug blew at the Gold King Mine near Silverton. It happened on Wednesday while U.S.  An estimated 1 million gallons of wastewater spilled out of an abandoned mine area in the southern part … Read more

Animas River toxic spill: 'This is a real mess'

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Wastewater from the Colorado mine spill that turned the Animas River orange this week has made its way to northern New Mexico, the Associated Press reports. Officials in the cities of Aztec and Farmington have temporarily  An estimated 1 million gallons of wastewater spilled out of an abandoned mine area in the southern part of … Read more