Posts Tagged ‘Gold King Mine’
All We’ve Surveyed: Five Years After the Gold King Mine Spill
By Laura Paskus Five years ago, crews reopening an abandoned mine in the mountains of southern Colorado breached a containment wall, spewing three million gallons of mining waste into a tributary of the Animas River. Given the mine’s alpine location—which averages 15 feet of snow each year—fieldwork is limited and conditions can change drastically between…
Read MoreJonathan Thompson: River Of Lost Souls
April 20, 2018 – Environmental journalist Jonathan P. Thompson has covered the western United States for decades. His new book, “River of Lost Souls,” examines what led up to the Gold King Mine disaster in 2015. He also wrote about the broader context of energy development in the region. Correspondent Laura Paskus sits down with…
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