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U.S. and Colorado reach proposed settlement in 2015 mine spill that turned Utah rivers yellow

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Denver-based Sunnyside Gold Corp. and the EPA have been in a long-running battle over the cleanup. An estimated 3 million gallons of wastewater poured out, carrying nearly 540 U.S. tons of metals. Rivers in Colorado, New Mexico, the Navajo Nation and Utah were polluted.

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U.S. and Colorado reach proposed settlement in 2015 mine spill that turned Utah rivers yellow

Denver • Colorado, the U.S. government and a gold mining company have agreed to resolve a longstanding dispute over who’s responsible for continuing cleanup at a Superfund site that was established after a massive 2015 spill of hazardous mine waste that fouled rivers with a sickly yellow sheen in three states and the Navajo Nation.

2 years ago·Salt Lake City, United States

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