{"id":6486,"date":"2015-08-14T14:24:01","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T21:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=6486"},"modified":"2020-06-02T10:06:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T17:06:26","slug":"the-line-toxic-spill-in-the-animas-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-toxic-spill-in-the-animas-river\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: Toxic Spill in the Animas River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>August 14, 2015 &#8211; A spill at the Gold King Mine in\u00a0Colorado turned the Animas River deep yellow\u00a0this week. Governor Susana Martinez declared a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/626305\/news\/gov-new-mexico-to-declare-state-of-emergency-for-toxic-river-plume.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">state of emergency<\/a>. Farmers and ranchers are trying to keep their crops and animals alive while the river is closed.<\/p>\n<p>NMiF producer Sarah Gustavus sits down this week with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmda.nmsu.edu\/jeff-witte\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeff M. Witte<\/a>, Director\/Secretary of Agriculture, to talk about the state response to the spill.<\/p>\n<p>Host Gene Grant and the line opinion panelists talk about who should take the blame and what should be done next to address abandoned mines in the western United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e-wytZMtoCk?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>LINE PANELISTS:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nJanice Arnold-Jones, former state representative<br \/>\nTom Garrity, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.garritypr.com\/\">Garrity Group PR<\/a><br \/>\nCarolyn Parrs, <a href=\"http:\/\/mindovermarkets.com\/\">Mind Over Markets<\/a><br \/>\nLaura E. Sanchez-Riv\u00e9t, attorney <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanchezlegalsolutions.com\/\">Sanchez Legal Solutions<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 14, 2015 &#8211; A spill at the Gold King Mine in\u00a0Colorado turned the Animas River deep yellow\u00a0this week. Governor Susana Martinez declared a state of emergency. Farmers and ranchers are trying to keep their crops and animals alive while the river is closed. NMiF producer Sarah Gustavus sits down this week with\u00a0Jeff M. 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