THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO SAYS IT’S TIME FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO PAY UP. THE STATE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT IS CALLING ON THE EPA TO PAY ONE AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS TO REIMBURSE MORE THAN A DOZEN STATE ENTITIES FOR THEIR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO LAST YEAR’S GOLD KING MINE BLOWOUT IN COLORADO.
THREE MILLION GALLONS OF CONTAMINATED WATER FLOWED INTO THE ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVERS FOLLOWING THE SPILL, WHICH WAS TRIGGERED BY AN E-P-A WORK CREW IN AUGUST.
