Still Unanswered Questions in Mine Spill

THE NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT ISN’T SATISFIED WITH A U-S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REPORT ON LAST SUMMER’S GOLD KING MINE BLOWOUT. DEPT SECRETARY RYAN FLYNN SAYS, WHILE THE REPORT BLAMES THE EPA FOR THE DISASTER, SOME QUESTIONS REMAIN UNANSWERED…SUCH AS WHO MADE THE DECISIONS LEADING TO THE ACCIDENT. THREE MILLION GALLONS OF TOXIC WASTE ENDED UP IN THE ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVERS IN NEW MEXICO.

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