STATE OFFICIALS IN NEW MEXICO SAY THEY’RE PLEASED THAT A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS ALLOWED A LAWSUIT TO PROCEED AGAINST AN EPA CONTRACTOR OVER 2015’S GOLD KING MINE SPILL. ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS AND STATE ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY BUTCH TONGATE SAY THEY LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE NAVAJO NATION TO RECOUP DAMAGES DONE TO THE ENVIRONMENT, CULTURAL SITES AND THE ECONOMY.
AN ACCIDENT CAUSED MORE THAN 3-MILLION GALLONS OF TOXIC WASTEWATER TO BE DISCHARGED FROM THE MINE…POLLUTING THE ANIMAS AND SAN JUAN RIVERS IN NEW MEXICO.
