Gold King spill, Superfund fail to poison economy

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Gold King spill, Superfund fail to poison economy

Two years later, Silverton’s economy is on the rise
Lori Cheever, left, Sarah Moxam and Lucas Hess enjoy an afternoon on the banks of the Animas River on Wednesday near 32nd Street in Durango. On Aug. 5, 2015, the Gold King Mine spill turned the river mustard yellow when 3 million gallons of acidic wastewater poured from mine above Silverton. Two years later, researchers can find no discernible long-term ecological damage to the river’s aquatic life attributable to the spill.
Paddleboarders float down the Animas River two years after the Gold King Mine spill, which turned the river mustard yellow for days.
In 2015, kayakers Dan Steaves, Eric Parker and David Farkas talk with students from a Durango Nature Studies camp about the wastewater from the Gold King Mine spill that turned the Animas River mustard yellow. The spill was a catalyst for the declaration of the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund site outside Silverton.

Gold King spill, Superfund fail to poison economy

Lori Cheever, left, Sarah Moxam and Lucas Hess enjoy an afternoon on the banks of the Animas River on Wednesday near 32nd Street in Durango. On Aug. 5, 2015, the Gold King Mine spill turned the river mustard yellow when 3 million gallons of acidic wastewater poured from mine above Silverton. Two years later, researchers can find no discernible long-term ecological damage to the river’s aquatic life attributable to the spill.
Paddleboarders float down the Animas River two years after the Gold King Mine spill, which turned the river mustard yellow for days.
In 2015, kayakers Dan Steaves, Eric Parker and David Farkas talk with students from a Durango Nature Studies camp about the wastewater from the Gold King Mine spill that turned the Animas River mustard yellow. The spill was a catalyst for the declaration of the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund site outside Silverton.
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