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EPA faces first lawsuit over Colorado mine spill

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 15, 2016 | 2:33 am Base Metals Precious Metals Europe Aluminum Copper Gold 

[caption id="attachment_842480" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Gold King Mine discharge. (Image from archives)[/caption] The state of New Mexico plans to sue the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over last year’s toxic Colorado mining spill that sent 3 million gallons of waste into the Animas and...

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