MORE MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED WEDNESDAY ON THE GOLD KING MINE SPILL THAT’S HAD THE ANIMAS RIVER CLOSED SINCE LAST WEDNESDAY. TOP EPA OFFICIAL GINA MCCARTHY VISITS DURANGO AND FARMINGTON. NEW MEXICO SENATORS TOM UDALL AND MARTIN HEINRICH, AND CONGRESSMAN BEN RAY LUJAN SAY SHE’S DOING SO AT THEIR REQUEST. THEY SAY IT’S CRITICAL THAT SHE SEE THE DAMAGE FIRST HAND.
IT WAS THE EPA THAT CAUSED THE SPILL LAST WEEK. MCCARTHY SAYS HER AGENCY IS COMMITTED CLEANING IT UP AND TO HELPING THOSE WHO RELY ON WATER FROM THE SAN JUAN AND ANIMAS RIVERS MAKING SURE PUBLIC HEALTH IS NOT AFFECTED.
MEANWHILE, NEW MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS JOINS THE MAYORS OF FARMINGTON, AZTEC AND BLOOMFIELD AND SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO VISIT SPILL SITES AND DISCUSS RELATED LEGAL ISSUES.
