EPA Head Visits Farmington after Toxic River Spill

     EPA ADMINISTRATOR GINA MCCARTHY IS IN FARMINGTON THURSDAY AS THE AGENCY DOES MORE DAMAGE CONTROL FOLLOWING LAST WEEK’S TOXIC WASTE SPILL INTO THE ANIMAS RIVER UPSTREAM. MCCARTHY SAYS RIVER CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING IN COLORADO…MAKING HER OPTIMISTIC THAT WILL BE THE CASE IN NEW MEXICO AS WELL.
     MCCARTHY SAYS THERE WILL BE AN EXHAUSTIVE REVIEW PROCESS TO DETERMINE HOW MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WASTE FROM THE GOLD KING MIND ENDED UP IN THE ANIMAS RIVER.
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