HOW MUCH DID THE EPA KNOW ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A COLORADO MINE SPILL BEFORE IT HAPPENED? THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT ONE AGENCY OFFICIAL SAYS HE WAS AWARE THE INACTIVE GOLD KING MINE POTENTIALLY CONTAINED HUGE AMOUNTS OF WATER. THE INFORMATION WAS REVEALED IN A U-S HOUSE INVESTIGATION.
RIVERS IN NEW MEXICO, COLORADO AND UTAH WERE CONTAMINATED BY THE MINE SPILL, TRIGGERED BY AN EPA CLEANUP CREW LAST AUGUST. THE INTERIOR DEPT PLACED THE BLAME ON THE EPA FOR NOT CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE WAS PRESSURIZED WATER IN THE MINE.
