Jan 20, 2016
The Town of Silverton died this week. It was 140 years old. The cause of death is due to intentional harm followed by threats of severe negligence by the EPA, resulting in the deadly virus of Superfund. The illness of Silverton was compounded by the over-zealous...
Jan 7, 2016
Looks like Silverton has cried “uncle” and will be rolling out the all natural, artificial grass welcome mat for the EPA to clean up the mess the feds created at the Gold King Mine. The Durango Herald reports that local officials don’t want to rush it, but have no...
Dec 9, 2015
Remember when EPA Chief Gina McCarthy assured Coloradans that the feds responsible for the Animas River spill would be held accountable, and that an Interior Department review would examine the criminal, civil, and negligent nature of their actions? So does Congress....
Dec 8, 2015
With the federal government and Colorado officials at a stalemate over who’s to blame for the Animas River spill – they blame each other – Congress has commanded that Interior Secretary Sally Jewell appear before them Wednesday and address the investigative mess her...
Dec 4, 2015
After a week of heart-breaking news, we’re giving PeakNation™ a break this morning and bringing to your attention this fluffy story lede submitted by our favorite environmental reporter, Bruce Finley. Officials with the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday...
