State health officials say Cotter Corp., which ran a uranium milling operation there for decades, will return to manage the site until cleanup is complete
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EPA, Colorado say Superfund site still secure despite cleanup delay. Cañon City locals are skeptical.
Officials say the former uranium mill site is still being maintained despite the company responsible for cleanup going insolvent
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Aging activists have battled for decades to clean up a Colorado Superfund site. Who will fight once they’re gone?
The Cotter Uranium Mill Superfund site has an estimated 5.8 million tons of radioactive waste buried under the dirt
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Cotter Mill cleanup company says it is insolvent, will stop work on Cañon City Superfund site
Colorado Legacy Land was paid in 2018 to take over remediation of one of the slowest Superfund cleanups in the U.S. and a uranium mine leaking into Ralston Creek west of Denver
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A new gold mine may be built in southern Colorado. It would “wreak havoc,” environmentalists warn.
A proposed underground gold mine just outside Cañon City town limits has riled neighbors and regional conservation groups who say it would threaten the adjacent lands, wildlife and watershed. Zephyr Gold USA Ltd wants to develop the 312-acre Dawson Gold Mine on private land about 6 miles southwest of downtown Cañon City, according to its […]
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EPA plan to truck toxic mine waste through Telluride isn’t sitting well with locals
The last remnant of Telluride’s messy mining legacy is causing headaches. Last fall, the U.S. Forest Service called the Environmental Protection Agency to consult on moving 34 acres of mining tailings located on public land on the town’s beloved Valley Floor. Soil tested near a popular hiking trail along the San Miguel River detected lead […]
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EPA announces Colorado-based office dedicated to cleaning up abandoned mines
The Environmental Protection Agency is creating a new office in Lakewood that will focus on cleaning up abandoned hardrock mining sites west of the Mississippi River, including the Bonita Peak Mining District where the Gold King Mine disaster originated in 2015. The Office of Mountains, Deserts and Plains will be located in the EPA’s regional […]