Search Results

EPA to be sued over toxic waste that the agency poured into Animas River

On January 14, 2016, officials in New Mexico filed their intent to sue the EPA and the owners of two Colorado mines whose mine waste poured into the Animas River – a tributary of the San Juan and Colorado rivers. ... EPA workers accidentally caused a blowout at the Gold King Mine on August 5, 2015, and 3 million gallons of wastewater flowed into the Animas River, and then into the San Juan River, leaving poisoned, contaminated water in New Mexico, Colorado, ...

Geologist predicted EPA would intentionally pollute Animas River to secure federal funding

A July 30 letter to the editor of a local newspaper from a retired geologist appears to have predicted the Environmental Protection Agency's disastrous chemical spill into a major Colorado River tributary that happened just days later. "...

After polluting a large river with toxic heavy metals, EPA says 'climate change' is what's affecting 'kids and communities'

Just one week after workers from her agency "accidentally" released about three million gallons of heavy metal-laden sludge down the Animas River in Colorado, sending arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury into drinking water supplies that serve millions of people throughout the Southwest, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy had the gall to stand before a Washington, D.C., think tank and declare that the biggest threat to our children and communities is ...

EPA claims Colorado rivers are now cleared of contamination, but can we trust them?

Less than three weeks after the EPA spilled more than three million gallons of toxic sludge into the Animas River in Colorado during its "cleanup" of an abandoned gold mine, the agency announced that contamination levels were "trending toward pre-event conditions" and lifted restrictions on the use of water from the affected areas downstream. ... Experts point out that metals lining the riverbed could continue to cause long-term effects for agriculture, aquatic life and other life-forms ...

EPA's heavy metals spill will poison fish and water wells for decades to come

Slow-acting poisons The most immediate concern is the risk to local residents, whose tap or well water ultimately comes from the Animas River. ... Mining's toxic legacy It is impossible to understand the Animas River disaster except in the context of the history of mining pollution in the river and in the West in general. "...

The world's first polluted river is over 7,000 years old, researchers find

The world’s first polluted river is over 7,000 years old, researchers find Wednesday, January 09, 2019 by: Frances Bloomfield badpollution , contaminated water , copper , history , metals , river pollution , wadi feynan , water pollution - (Natural News ) Researchers from the Liverpool John Moores University may have found the world’s first polluted river, reports Sci-News.com . ... Water pollution is an increasing global ecological concern, with disasters like what happened ...

Are you drinking contaminated water? Millions of Americans poisoned every day by water from abandoned mines

Even worse than the Gold King Mine disaster In 2015, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) workers and personnel from the Environmental Restoration LLC triggered a massive environmental disaster when they accidentally caused the release of toxic wastewater into the Animas River watershed while doing repairs at the Gold King Mine in Silverton, Colorado. 911 Metallurgist explains that when these workers accidentally destroyed the dam that was holding back a pond, 3 million U.S. gallons ...

EPA river pollution cover-up to be exposed by private citizen science lab: lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury tests offered by the Health Ranger, using Agilent ICP-MS instrumentation

The EPA - now known as the "Environmental POLLUTION Agency" - recently managed to spill 3 million gallons of toxic sludge into the Animas River. ... [EPA] contractors accidentally breached a dam at the mine last week and sent toxic sludge flowing into the Animas River. "...

FALSE FLAG: EPA intentionally caused toxic water spill at Colorado mine to get more funding for environmental cleanup operations

Weindorf says he hasn't seen the EPA do much of anything to clean up the waste that is still strewn along the windy banks of the Animas River. ... We went up and down the Animas River valley, and we didn't see anybody, anywhere, doing anything. "...

Same EPA that unleashed massive pollution in Colorado river now denying risk of harmful radioactive activity in St. Louis

Same EPA that unleashed massive pollution in Colorado river now denying risk of harmful radioactive activity in St. ... EPA contractors breached a mine, sending the sludge flowing into the Animas river, which quickly turned putrid and murky. "...

Navajo Nation sues the EPA for negligence after being poisoned by contaminated waters

The water from the river was no longer safe to drink or use for crop irrigation. ... Follow real-time breaking news headlines on Navajo Nation at FETCH.news The world of independent media, all in one place. - More news on Navajo Nation Navajo Nation removes tax on healthy produce, raises tax on junk food in public health effort EPA to be sued over toxic waste that the agency poured into Animas River After decades of high cancer rates and birth defects, EPA finally begins ...

EPA, FBI, DOJ, FDA, CDC, ATF: Nearly every government agency routinely plots and carries out false flag operations to justify its own existence

Yesterday I posted an article asking for American citizens to send me water samples from the Animas River that the EPA has now heavily contaminated with toxic heavy metals. ... Consider how the following government agencies carry out false flag attacks against America: EPA intentionally pollutes Animas river to demand more funding From Geologist predicted EPA would intentionally pollute Animas River to secure federal funding : A July 30 letter ...

EPA now a top polluter in America, unleashing a toxic spill full of heavy metals and shutting down the water supply for millions

Nevertheless, the agency has come under fire from outside the administration after one of its contractors breached a dam at the mine in early August, sending toxic flow into the Animas River. ... No accountability, no responsibility While not yet comparable in magnitude as far as anyone is yet able to determine, the Animas River spill is nevertheless similar in some ways to oil giant BP's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. "...

The rise of citizen science: Mike Adams reveals why private citizens produce more honest science than governments or corporations

This sentiment is particularly true with respect to the EPA's handling of the Animas River. In August 2015, EPA contractors accidentally breached a dam, which flooded the Animas River with deadly toxins . "...

EPA should be criminally investigated for Gold King Mine toxic spill ... but of course they won't be

The agency was in charge of the cleanup of the abandoned mine but the operation was bungled, allowing millions of gallons of toxic waste to enter the Animas River, and to subsequently poison waterways in three states, as well as the Navajo Nation. ... Follow real-time breaking news headlines on EPA pollution at FETCH.news The world of independent media, all in one place. - More news on EPA pollution No one is responsible when government agencies make mistakes, but they are quick ...

EPA exposed: How the agency has sought to avoid ALL responsibility for the toxic Gold King Mine spill

That irresponsible action led to a massive 3 million-plus gallon spill of acid mine drainage and, the EPA says, 550 tons of metals , into the Animas River. ... “It says its team was just further cleaning up the site when, through some inexplicable bad luck, the plug eroded, causing a blowout that turned the Animas River bright orange.” 100% organic essential oil sets now available for your home and personal care, including Rosemary, Oregano, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, ...

Trump EPA chief says agency “failed” miserably to “protect the environment” after major damage cause by Gold King Mine disaster

In the process, the spill turned the Animas and San Juan rivers a bright orange color, harming farmers who were dependent on the waters to irrigate crops. ... “Despite the release of 3 million gallons of contaminated water tainted with arsenic, lead and other heavy metals, which turned the Animas River mustard-yellow, and moved along the San Juan River through Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and American Indian land to Lake Powell in Utah, the EPA Administrator at the ...

To cover up Gold King Mine spill, EPA forced contractor to sign secrecy document to hide details from the public

It's been three months since the Gold King Mine spill in which millions of gallons of toxic waste were dumped into the Animas River, turning the water yellow and poisoning a stretch of the river that included two states and the Navajo Nation. ... The details are still as murky as the poisoned river was, due to the agency's policy of secrecy. "...

EPA blocks release of Colorado mine spill documents to hide truth of toxic lead, arsenic poisoning Navajo waters

EPA Director Gina McCarthy has been asked to appear before the panel to answer questions about what role the agency played in the environmental disaster, which leaked highly toxic chemicals into Colorado's Animas River on August 5. ... Lastly, the Navajo Nation, which relies on the river for drinking water and farming, received an emergency supply from the EPA in oil-contaminated containers. "...

Everyone BUT the EPA has to pay for polluting the environment

In August 2015, the Animas River in the southern part of Colorado and northern New Mexico was turned a grotesque shade of yellow-orange after a contracting crew working for the EPA accidentally released some 3 million gallons of toxic water filled with mining byproducts into the water. ... In a bid to stop the contamination from spreading even further, area farmers stopped using river water for irrigation of crops. "...