Tag: environment
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Officials: Incorrect data lead to iron being drained from Cripple Creek, Victor mines
Editor’s note: This story has been changed to clarify the various factors that led to the Cripple Creek mine’s violations of permits. High amounts of iron were detected in water drained this spring from the Cripple Creek and Victor mine because of an error in data reporting, the mine confirmed last week. The high iron…
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Erin Brockovich to tour Navajo Nation areas damaged by Colorado mine spill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Environmental activist Erin Brockovich will be touring the Navajo Nation next week to get a firsthand look at the damage caused by the spill of wastewater from a Colorado mine. President…
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Erin Brockovich to tour Navajo Nation areas damaged by Colorado mine spill
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Environmental activist Erin Brockovich will be touring the Navajo Nation next week to get a firsthand look at the damage caused by the spill of wastewater from a Colorado mine. President Russell Begaye said Friday that Brockovich will join him in surveying areas devastated by the Gold King Mine spill. The…
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Lawsuit against El Paso County over wind farm dismissed
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County attorneys and lawyers for disgruntled residents reached an agreement this week to end a months’ long lawsuit over a controversial wind farm, the county announced on Wednesday. On Sept. 1, an El Paso County district court approved the mutual decision to dismiss…
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Lawsuit against El Paso County over wind farm dismissed
El Paso County attorneys and lawyers for disgruntled residents reached an agreement this week to end a months’ long lawsuit over a controversial wind farm, the county announced on Wednesday. On Sept. 1, an El Paso County district court approved the mutual decision to dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice, a move that protects the El…
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Commission ruling: No changes on net metering in Colorado
DENVER — Colorado’s Public Utility Commission has ruled that no changes are needed to the state’s net metering process, which means that homeowners with solar installations will continue to receive retail rates for energy they produce. Net metering provides a credit for every kilowatt-hour a solar-panel array puts on the grid at the same price…
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Commission ruling: No changes on net metering in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — Colorado’s Public Utility Commission has ruled that no changes are needed to the state’s net metering process, which means that homeowners with solar installations will continue to receive retail rates for energy they…
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4th congressional hearing planned on Colorado mine blowout
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — A fourth congressional hearing is planned on the release of tainted wastewater from a Colorado gold mine that affected three states. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee announced Friday it plans a…
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4th congressional hearing planned on Colorado mine blowout
DENVER — A fourth congressional hearing is planned on the release of tainted wastewater from a Colorado gold mine that affected three states. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee announced Friday it plans a hearing on Sept. 16. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy, whose agency accidentally triggered the release, is scheduled to testify.…
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Investigation: EPA, state underestimated Colorado mine spill potential
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BILLINGS, Mont. — Despite prior warnings that dangerous levels of toxic water were building inside a Colorado mine, federal and state regulators mistakenly concluded the pressure was not high enough to cause an accident, an…