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Mar 25 2021

Gold King Legacy Leads to Stronger Water Protections

By Mark Pearson Durango Herald Column, Gold King Mine No Comments

Colorado is currently considering ways to strengthen rules for protecting water from future hardrock mining operations. It’s a direct link back to the Gold King Mine spill in 2015, though one perhaps obscured by the passage of time. The path…

Mar 18 2019

Colorado Passes Landmark Mining Reform Bill!

By sjca Gold King Mine, Of Interest, Rivers No Comments

This is a big step forward for protecting the rivers and taxpayer dollars in Colorado! While the federal 1872 Mining Law is still in desperate need of reform, this improvement for Colorado provides long overdue protections for our water resources…

Mar 20 2018

Support HB 18-1301: Safeguarding Water Quality During Hardrock Mining Reclamation

By sjca Gold King Mine, Of Interest, Rivers No Comments

Animas River after the Gold King Mine Spill, August 2015. Photo by Kathy Myrick. "The health of our waters is the principal measure of how we live on the land." - Luna Leopold More than two years after…

Dec 18 2017

Wins of 2017!

By Erika Brown Climate Change, Coal, Gold King Mine, Lands Protection, Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy, Rivers, Species, Wolf Creek No Comments

Was 2017 a challenging year? Hell yes. And that's why our work is so critical. We’re here because public and environmental health doesn’t always get prioritized over corporate interests. We’re here because wildlife, water and a stable climate don’t have…

Aug 03 2017

TAKE ACTION: EPA / Superfund Funding Threatened

By sjca Gold King Mine, Lands Protection, Of Interest, Rivers 2 Comments

“The budget request before us today is downright offensive. I can’t square this with your rhetoric about returning EPA to its core responsibilities. Nothing was spared. EPA’s core is hollowed out...These cuts aren’t an intent to rein in spending, they…

Jul 28 2017

Superfund Update: July 2017

By sjca Gold King Mine, Rivers No Comments

What's going on? Earlier in July, the Superfund team completed surface water sampling from the Upper Animas River, Cement Creek, and Mineral Creek as part of their ongoing study of our river’s headwaters. The samples will be analyzed for metal…

Jun 28 2017

Superfund Update: June 2017

By sjca Gold King Mine, Rivers No Comments

What’s going on? This summer is the first full work season since the declaration of the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund site last September. So what’s going on amidst those mountainous peaks to the north? Summer 2017 Projects Compiling and…

May 03 2017

Bonita Peak Superfund Update: April 2017

By sjca Gold King Mine, Rivers No Comments

What’s the latest on the Bonita Peak Superfund District? Last week the Superfund Team, made up of folks from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), United States Forest Service (USFS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the Colorado Department of Public…

Jan 19 2016

Highlights of 2015

By Erika Brown Climate Change, Coal, Forest Health, Gold King Mine, Lands Protection, Oil & Gas, Rivers, Species No Comments

It’s 3 weeks into January and here at the Alliance we're finally taking a moment to clear the papers off our desks, breathe, and reflect on the past year. We started 2015 knowing there were thousands of people in the region…

Dec 17 2015

Keep your holiday giving close to home

By sjca Climate Change, Coal, Durango Herald Column, Forest Health, Gold King Mine, Green Business, Lands Protection, Of Interest, Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy, Rivers, Species No Comments

This holiday season I’d like to propose a corollary to Durango’s well-loved buy local movement: give local. December is a month awash in fundraising requests, and let’s face it: being on the receiving end can get tiresome. But let’s face…

Sep 18 2015

Clean-water groups respond to Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn’s congressional testimony

By Erika Brown Gold King Mine, Rivers No Comments

For immediate release: Sept. 17, 2015 Media Contacts: Allyson Siwik, Gila Resources Information Project, 575-590-7619, allysonsiwik@gmail.com Mike Eisenfeld, San Juan Citizens Alliance, 505-360-8994, mike@sanjuancitizens.org Rachel Conn, Amigos Bravos, 575.770.8327, rconn@amigosbravos.org Eleanor Bravo, Food and Water Watch, 505-633-7366, ebravo@fwwatch.org Liliana Castillo,…

Aug 19 2015

We deserve better science about Animas

By sjca Durango Herald Column, Gold King Mine, Rivers One Comment

If emotions were assigned a color, along the banks of the Animas and San Juan rivers, the color of fear is muddled orange. In the turbulent wake of the Gold King Mine accident, it is hard to miss the signs…

Aug 11 2015

Settling In For The Long Haul

By sjca Gold King Mine, Rivers, Species 7 Comments

Photo Credit: Kathy Myrick If you are like me, you were probably hoping that by now – 6 days into the Gold King Mine release – the EPA would be giving our beloved river the “all clear.” Unfortunately, that is…

Aug 11 2015

Media Roundup – August 10th

By Erika Brown Gold King Mine, Rivers, Species 2 Comments

Photo Credit: Kathy Myrick The recent disaster on the Animas has earned national media attention. If you are following this or interested in the various perspectives or evolution the coverage has taken, below is a listing of the coverage we have tracked…

Aug 10 2015

Gold King Update: EPA’s 2nd Community Meeting

By sjca Gold King Mine, Rivers, Species 7 Comments

Well... that was lively. Here are a few SJCA takeaways from tonight's EPA/Community meeting: 1. Our communities want good data on what is in the water, and the EPA has been slow in producing that data. Sure, it takes time…

Aug 09 2015

Photo Gallery: Flight Over Gold King Mine Blowout 8/9/2015

By sjca Gold King Mine, Rivers, Species No Comments

Sediment deposition visible along banks of Animas north of Durango. Sediment deposition visible along banks of Animas north of Durango. Sediment deposition visible along banks of Animas north of Durango. Sediment deposition visible along banks of Animas north of Durango....

Aug 07 2015

The Gold King Disaster: What Can We Do NOW?

By sjca Gold King Mine, Rivers, Species 5 Comments

This is a sample of Animas River water taken by Mountain Studies Institute late last night in Durango. Not good folks. A lot of people have been contacting SJCA to ask what they can do. Here's a pass at our…

Gold King Mine

Gold King Legacy Leads to Stronger Water Protections

Colorado Passes Landmark Mining Reform Bill!

Support HB 18-1301: Safeguarding Water Quality During Hardrock Mining Reclamation

Wins of 2017!

TAKE ACTION: EPA / Superfund Funding Threatened

Superfund Update: July 2017

Superfund Update: June 2017

Bonita Peak Superfund Update: April 2017

Highlights of 2015

Keep your holiday giving close to home

Clean-water groups respond to Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn’s congressional testimony

We deserve better science about Animas

Settling In For The Long Haul

Media Roundup – August 10th

Gold King Update: EPA’s 2nd Community Meeting

Photo Gallery: Flight Over Gold King Mine Blowout 8/9/2015

The Gold King Disaster: What Can We Do NOW?

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