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Utah recently received the final settlement payment from the federal government in the 2015 Gold King Mine lawsuit. You may recall the dramatic pictures of bright yellow and orange water flowing down Colorado's Animas and San Juan Rivers into Utah and Lake Powell. That water was at least 3 million gallons of mine tailings full of arsenic and heavy metals from the Bonita Mine. Utah sued the EPA, which caused the spill, and now the legal case is complete. Even though the blowout was an accident, the EPA admitted responsibility and a settlement came after some hard work by the attorney general's office. The state received more than $7 million, and the final payment came recently. Meanwhile, the pollution in that water was significant enough that Governor Herbert at the time declared a State of Emergency to preserve the health, safety and welfare of citizens as well as the interests of Utah farms and businesses, which led to the lawsuit. In this edition of Legally Speaking, Craig Anderson, the Director of the Environment and Health Divisions at the Utah Attorney General's Office shares some details about the case that weren't available until now.

Nearly a decade after the Gold King Mine spill turned the Animas River orange, cleanup efforts continue in Silverton's Superfund sites. The Bonita Peak Mining District, a Superfund site encompassing multiple mines, remains a focus of extensive remediation. Trout Unlimited, in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency, supports this effort through a Community Advisory Group (CAG) made up of local experts. The CAG is crucial in guiding the cleanup process and shaping long-term restoration goals, aiming to improve water quality and support a thriving fish population in the Animas River. By Sadie Smith. Watch this story at www.durangolocal.news/newsstories/silvertons-superfund-cleanup-continues This story is sponsored by Tafoya Barrett & Associates and Sky Ute Casino Resort. Support the Show.

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Original Air Date: April 05, 1939Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Lone RangerPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Earle Graser (Lone Ranger)• John Todd (Tonto) Writer:• Fran Striker Producer:• George W. Trendle Music:• Ben Bonnell Exit music from: Roundup on the Prairie by Aaron Kenny https://bit.ly/3kTj0kK

Dr. Chief's Indigenous Resilience Center - “The Indigenous Resilience Center is the University of Arizona's commitment to giving back to local tribes who have stewarded this land for millennia. Tribes have endured and sacrificed so much in terms of land loss and social and environmental impacts, much at the hand of the United States. Universities have benefited from this through their physical infrastructure and have a responsibility to be a bridge — to ethically address the challenges those communities face in ways that build trust and transparency.” - Dr. Karletta ChiefNative FEWS Alliance (Food, Water, Energy Systems) - "The dual vision of the Native FEWS Alliance (the Alliance) is to build a highly skilled Native American (NA) STEM workforce at the nexus of Food, Energy and Water and to co-innovate and deploy Indigenous place-based FEWS education and community partnerships."Dr. Karletta Chief Bio

On this editon of Bay Native Circle, on 03/22/23 Morning Star Gali hosts and Interviews poet activist yAyA; then Cathy Jackson interview two young Navajo women, owners of Dolii farms. Below we have a rough transcript done by Cathy Jackson for the Dolii Farms interview. Today we're going to interview two young women who are farmers on the Navajo reservation.  Can you please say your names and the names of your company?  And where you live on the reservation. Yes, my name's Jeneva Ben  (speaks in Dine traditionally introducing herself by clan) Those are my clans and how I am recognized on the Navajo reservation.  And within the reservation, we live in a community called Shiprock, New Mexico…which is one of the biggest um farming communities on the reservation. And sitting with me is my sister, and she'll introduce herself. Hello, we represent Dolii Farms LLC, and my name is najazoni Rain Ben, my clans are ye'dine B….(introduces in Dine). And as she mentioned we both reside in Shiprock, New Mexico. C question:  And how did you both decide to become farmers? kl; For me personally, this is Jeneva  I really dove into farming when I was going to New Mexico State University…I originally went there to become a veterinarian, and I also taken college courses with in my time at the high school..to get ahead on my veterinarian career that I was thinking about doing at the time.   And while I was at NMSU, it hit me that I really enjoyed farming, due to driving around the campus..they grow Alfalfa, and Pecans that surrounds the university.  And whenever I got really overwhelmed in schoolwork, or homesick– because it was about six hours away from where I reside on the Navajo reservation– it's in Las Cruces, New Mexico.   And..whenever I really want to talk to my family– and I couldn't get a hold of them..I would go to the fields, the alfalfa fields and just sit there and just smell the alfalfa. And it reminded me of home…reminded me of when I was young and loved by my family and they supported every decision I made..so far. 02:46   And that love and passion for my family and my nation..and for food overall..I realized that I wanted to become a farmer.  Well, I was a farmer at the time, but..getting a degree in farming.   I called my father and I told him that I no longer wanted to pursue my veterinarian career…but I wanted to become a legit farmer in the western society.  And asked what degree I could go for in that. 03:21 So he called a friend of his..and he called me back and told me that there is a degree called “Agronomy.”  So I went to my academic advisor and asked them if they had an Agronomy degree at NMS university and they said yes.   So they sent me to a professor– I went to talk with him, and he told me what Agronomy is..and can be for a community.  And from there on I decided that I wanted to be an Agronomist.   Agronomy– the definition is the science of soil management and crop production.  My emphasis is in crop consulting…that way when I do come home to the Navajo Nation I would be able to consult with my farmers ..farmer peers here on the reservation ..and help them understand the new techniques of farming…which I was educated through western universities. 04:20 So with that in mind, I really engulfed myself in my classes, different after school programs there at the university..one of the clubs I loved was horticulture club.. And then I knew my love for farming preceded The veterinary career I wanted.  And that's how I got into um, more interested in becoming a farmer. 04:57 Yes, hello, this is Najazhoni, and one underlying lesson we've learned is through education..we had to pursue it off- reservation..we understood the importance of kinship? And how we are really tied to our people in terms of wanting to help them…and just wanting to be back on the reservation once we got off.   So for me I was able to study at the University of New Mexico, which is in Albuquerque..and the drive isn't too long…but itI was far enough– I was getting homesick pretty bad..on my first year there…and one thing I really noticed that ..I really missed looking at the stars…and not only that, but the constant reality of just having to step on cement all the time (chuckles) there's not a lot of cement here in Shiprock…I think just those little things affected me, in wanting to come back. 06:19 And so..right now I'm studying economics at the university of New Mexico, and I'm on a gap year, and focusing on our farming business and expanding it in that way. 06:31 C:  Well..who in your family– was anyone in your family growing corn..before you guys or ..who in your family taught you about the process of drying the corn?   Yes..our father…Joe Ben junior…was the leader of showing us how to farm…put the seed in the ground..love it and create the product of dried steam corn. 07:12 He learned it from his father …and obviously the farming back then was different … they had to do hands on…more hands on work at the farm, meaning they would cultivate with hoes…whereas now we have tractors to do that…heavy hard work.   Other than that..the way of growing it and cooking it is the same..as he had done it before. 07:46 C:  Were you doing this before the pandemic? Or since the pandemic? 07:53 We farmed when we were young..ahm, back then it was more farming to feed our family– our immediate family. And then as we grew older.. I would say when we were getting more into middle school and high school–that's when we started farming, or leasing from other farmers..and there on we decided to start selling the product to the communities, and during fairs, the flea market..ah getting orders for weddings and birthday parties, and that's how we understood the business part of the selling to the community, communicating with them and understanding that there is a profit to be made on Navajo Nation farm. 08:49 Yes and…we just grew up in farming..it's our way of life now ..as it was when we were younger.  So we would wake up early in the morning, go out to run on the fields, hoe..and irrigate, and all the way through the day..and then at night we would Me and my sister started school we still had to do it Our dad still expected to help you at the farm and sell at in the weekend at the Flea Market, and we learned a lot of discipline.. 09:31 And what type of person you have to be to continue this and make it your job?  Cause..it was just– when you're younger you didn't think about like..the money aspect.. But that was our only financial income coming into our family 09:50 Other than our father's artwork?  So, it was really interesting.. In seeing that..that we're able to survive off that and um… 10:02 And to share it with our community–but not only that..when we got into college, we understood the western methods of running a successful farming business, and the pros and cons of doing business with your family. 10:22 And…I'd say going to school and working with our father really helped us create our farming business 10:40 C:  Do you see any obstacles..in say doing business in the urban environment and..doing business on the rez? 10:51 Are there any obstacles you've had on either side of that? 10:58 Yes, definitely there are many obstacles..as being a indigenous farmer..on any reservation.  For Navajo Nation, particularly is what we see is there's no Agriculture extension agents for us. 11:17 An Agriculture extension agent… what I've learned at NMSU is  a person who takes on the role of becoming an agent for the people..and for  farmers..and ranchers..and ranchers in particular.   And what they do is they go to them in the beginning of the year, and they lay out a whole farming plan with them, and advising them on what grants they can apply for, what type of fertilizers they can use, what type of chemical plants they can go to – to buy cheap fertilizer, where they can go to get their seeds, the different markets that are coming up..um, how to run a farming business.. 11:57 So many different..ahm important aspects of farming they teach.  However…we do have a San Juan county extension agent– agriculture extension agent ..but they don't cross the reservation border..they stay on New Mexico border. 12:15 And the reason?  I have no idea. Ahm, they help many farmers off reservation..if you drive east of Shiprock.. You're coming to a community called Hogback– excuse me..Waterflow, New Mexico..and Waterflow..you'll see many farms there. 12:38 And you keep driving up to Kirtland, New Mexico..again, there are farms there. How they get their big expensive equipment, their seeds, their fertilizers..that's through the extension agent who helps them every year. 12:52 However, when you drive into Navajo Nation..you don't get that necessity…you don't get that knowledge..it's not handed to us..and never has been.  How Navajo farmers got their agricultural knowledge from western people was through BIA .. Bureau of Indian Affairs. 13:14 Back in the 1900's ..there they taught us how to farm our fields using the western methods.   And when I was at school..they said…how to prepare your land.. You have to do seven steps. 13:31 You gotta plow.. First you have to walk your field..look at the soil, see if it be able to hold a seed, and yield a lot..for example if the soil is too sandy or silty..it's not gonna be a really good soil to hold a seed or hold the water..so it has to be a  pretty  good nice organic soil that can really grow the seed. 13:57 After that you have to plow the soil..many other different  agricultural terms – but basically you have to rip up the soil, and you do that after every season..after every harvest of your field. 14:10 However, at school we learned that's not a really good way to farm..There's different farming techniques that were learned by indigenous people such as…no till..which means when you grow ah..if you can visualize a corn field.. Your grow that, you harvest the field..you leave the cornstalks on the field, until next year. 14:32 Then all you do is disc it,..you don't plow the corn stalks under where it goes, or you rake off the cornstalks you just leave the corn stalks on there..and you disc the field. So the cornstalks will still be on the field. 14:48  And then you plant over it. . 14:50 And that creates organic matter– and that's how our fam– not our family but our ancestors..ahm..farmed, when they were here. (truck noise) Excuse me, there's some farm trucks driving down our lane…with a lot of hay..(chuckles) 15:08 Sorry about that..so back to what I was saying..that type of farming, our father was able to teach us..on how to not really..ruin the land with chemicals, or overplowing or overdiscing ..and that's how I want it to be. 15:27 So when I went to school, the things they taught me..I've learned..but I've also chose to leave some of those teachings behind… because I know that in the long run, it's not healthy for the soil. 15:41 So, the teachings offered by western farmers and the different companies that help them, they don't come to the Navajo Nation to teach us these new methods. So that's why I was very grateful to go to New Mexico State and for them to teach me what is not taught on the reservations. 16:06 And again…I do not know –I don't know why those agents don't come to the reservation to teach us the most simplest things..and– but that's ok, because what the Navajo Nation has is youth..youth that are wanting to learn..that are wanting to better our livelihood..that want to push our sovereignty and food energy , etc..and me and my sister are one of those youth that are spearheading that change for the Navajo Nation. 16:39 And the change is just basically gaining knowledge on how to better our farms.  Our people ..the food ..and the other things that we face ..that really hurt us as farmers is the lack of responsibility of our western neighbors when it comes to natural catastrophes..such as the Gold King Mine spill. 17:10 We weren't compensated as how the western farmers were compensated, we had no natural catastrophe aid during the Gold King Mine spill ..meaning no one came over here to haul water for us 17:27 Our own government also lacked that, because they didn't know how …how to keep thousands of acres of Navajo farms alive when we couldn't use that river back in 2016. 17:42 So, in that year..over 95 per cent of the farms died..because we couldn't use the water due to  the heavy metal contamination. However, the western farmers..they had water supplied such as dams that they created in case – which means, they already knew that..maybe one day in the Rockies..those mines might break and come into the water, so we have to have a contingency plan. 18:12 And Navajo Nation did not have a contingency plan..we did not think further ahead on the different evils we could face as farmers ..and due to that we lacked so many things during that catastrophe 18:30 But also we weren't offered any help at all. So due to all these real life situations we face as indigenous farmers ..and the lack of assistance ..me and my sister realized we have to be the ones to speak..not only for ourselves as indigenous farmers, not only for the nation ..but for our land..our water ..our water rights ..and our air rights. 19:00 And with all this experience..as a young Navajo woman farmer..our love for continuing our traditional way of farming ..our product, dried steam corn..we had to really look into ..what are we going to do as a business..not just to make profit..but..how are we going to help our people.. 19:30 How are we going to pull in all these ..aids, such as grants..or being able to speak up in Chapter meetings and having a say in ..ahm off-reservation things pertaining to the water..As a young Navajo woman..you have to realize that things won't be handed to you..you have to work hard for it. 19:59 And fortunately, we had a father who really made us work hard during our youth – but to us it was fun, and it is still fun to this day..farming..but it really instilled in us  Integrity, self-discipline ..ahm, love..compassion for each other, kinship, and many more things that are unspoken.. 29:26 C:  I'm hoping that someone out there listening will be able to direct you on some of the resources that are available ..especially for women in business ..is there anything else you'd like to add?  And please give your contact information. 20:46 I believe one thing I could add..is..what we're trying to combat..me and my sister is bringing in the youth to farming.  What I mean by that is ..if you look at the numbers of how many number of farmers here today in Shiprock..how many of them are over the age of 65..over 85 per cent of these farmers here in Shiprock are over the age of 65. 21:22 Meaning..there are no young farmers..there's probably–  say 25 per cent of the farmers are around my sister and my age..and below the age of 30.  And that's not a really good ratio.  Cause what happens when elders– elder farmers pass on. 21:45 Who are they passing their farms to?  And what are those farmers gonna do with those farms?  A lot of the farms here are in probate..people are fighting in court..and/or people just don't care… and they just leave Navajo Nation because they don't know how to farm. 22:04 That part is what me and my sister really want to emphasize and helping our reservation is by going to the schools to do little class exercises with the children with agriculture, and having the kids understand that their land is worth something.. 22:27 Their land is very valuable, their water is very valuable..and I believe these teachings are just understanding is very not widely spoken on..and the resources that are out there..aren't readily accessible to the people that are living on the Navajo Nation right now..today. 22:50 Just as we said..there's no office on the Navajo Nation, nor in the biggest community –farming community in the Navajo Nation ready to take on these type of questions or having actionable plans to help the people. 23:11 Yes..ahm..one thing that I'd say – would really help us is just for my sister and I is to really build our foundation of our business in order to be that advisor ..that agent, that leader in our culture community here on the Navajo Nation to spearhead all these different issues and come up with solutions with the youth. 23:45 And hopefully gain trust with our elders farmers and hopefully pass that down to us and their children and to be comfortable with that. Yes, and you may contact us at a phone number which is 505 420 7167 or send us a message on Instagram or Facebook under the name of Dolii Farms LLC to get in contact with us.  24:15 C: Can you spell Dolii Farms for the people please? It's DOLII Farms FARMS LLC. C:  Thank you so much. The post Bay Native Circle March 22 2023 – Morning Star Gali Interviews yAyA & Cathy Jackson interview two young Navajo women, owners of Dolii farms appeared first on KPFA.

Teal Lehto has honed a short, snappy, and data driven style perfect for Instagram, to explain western water issues in the Colorado river basin. Her Instagram handle is @westernwatergirl. She first got interested in water law and issues in the west while being a raft guide on the Animas River in her hometown of Durango Colorado. You might remember that in August of 2015 the Animas River turned orange after a plum of wastewater was released from the Gold King Mine which made the national news. As wester water issue are continuing to get national attention so has Teal's Instagram account and her interest in explaining what is going on in a way that is understandable for us all. Teal is going to help set the stage for our understanding of wester water issue and how they might affect metropolitan areas like Phoenix and Denver and specifically how they might affect the building of homes. Instagram “WesternWaterGirl” Teal Lehto on LinkedIn Colorado River megadrought got you down? Feel hope with TikTok's 'WesternWaterGirl' Where does Denver's water come from?

NCLA Opposes Govt's Motion to Dismiss Student Loan Debt Cancellation Lawsuit Mark discusses the latest motion filed in Cato v. Department of Education, NCLA's case against Biden's student-loan-debt-cancellation plan. Holiday Parody Takes Digs at EPA's Role in Causing Gold King Mine Environmental Disaster The EPA's actions are inspiration for a parody video of one of the largest environmental catastrophes ever. The project is a collaboration between NCLA and internet celebrity Remy. The video draws on the familiar Christmas carol “Good King Wenceslas,” while detailing EPA's actions on August 5, 2015, when EPA personnel breached the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado, releasing three million gallons of toxic mine waste and heavy minerals flowed into a tributary of the Animas River, part of the Colorado River watershed. Vec and Mark discuss the new video by Remy and NCLA.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Demetrius Johnson (Diné) is a #LandBack Organizer at Rapid City, South Dakota-based nonprofit NDN Collective. Originally from Tółaní, Ganado, Arizona, Johnson began community organizing shortly after being elected President of Kiva Club around the disastrous Gold King Mine spill that affected his people in 2015. He is also a long-standing lead organizer for The Red Nation, a coalition of Native and non-Native activists, educators, students, and community organizers based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, advocating Native liberation. Johnson has been part of many campaigns advocating for the liberation of Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, and working-class people. Cultural Survival's Indigenous Rights Radio Coordinator, Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan), recently spoke with Johnson about his work on NDN Collective's #LandBack Campaign. Produced by Shaldon Ferris (Khoisan) Interviewee: Demetrius Johnson (Diné) Music: "LIBRES Y VIVAS by MARE ADVETENCIA, used with permission. "Burn your village to the ground", by The Halluci Nation, used with permission.

1 CO Landowner's Lawsuit Against EPA Advances After Judge Denies MTD; Suit UncoversArmy of Govt. Officials Coercing Big Tech to Censor SpeechJudge Armando Bonilla of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued a decision from the bench infavor of NCLA's client and denying a motion to dismiss in Todd Hennis v. The United States ofAmerica. Mr. Hennis filed a lawsuit against the United States for the physical taking of hisproperty without just compensation in violation of the Fifth Amendment.On August 5, 2015, EPA destroyed the portal to the Gold King Mine, located in Silverton,Colorado. Upon doing so, the agency released a toxic sludge of over 3,000,000 gallons of acidmine drainage and 880,000 pounds of heavy metals into the Animas River watershed. EPAeventually mobilized supplies and equipment onto Mr. Hennis's downstream property to addressthe immediate after-effects of its actions. The U.S. Government has never paid Mr. Hennis anycompensation for either flooding or appropriating his property for public use. It has insteadsquatted on his lands for seven years and counting.NCLA Senior Litigation Counsel Harriet Hageman recounts her win in Hennis in the Court ofFederal Claims. 2 Suit Uncovers Army of Govt. Officials Coercing Big Tech to Censor SpeechA joint statement on discovery disputes in the lawsuit, State of Missouri ex rel. Schmitt, et al. v.Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al., has revealed that scores of federal officials across at least elevenfederal agencies secretly communicated with social-media platforms to censor and suppressprivate speech federal officials disfavor.Vec and NCLA Litigation Counsel Jenin Younes discuss the bombshell discovery documents.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1. Mark and Kara discuss Hennis case over EPA land grab 1 EPA's “Orange River” DisasterTodd Hennis spent decades building his nest egg as owner of the Gold King Mine near Silverton,Colorado. But seven years ago, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency destroyed the entranceto the mine causing a breach and releasing a toxic sludge of over three million gallons of acidmine drainage and 880,000 pounds of heavy metals. Referred to as the “orange (or yellow) riverseen around the world”, the rush of contamination snaked down the Animus River watershed.NCLA represents Mr. Hennis in his lawsuit, Hennis v. U.S., seeking compensation for the yearsEPA has been squatting on his property without his permission or constitutional authority to doso without just compensation. Mark and NCLA Litigation Counsel Kara Rollins discuss Hennisover EPA's land grab. 2. Mark and Russ discuss latest NCLA amicus, involving ALJ tenure protection at FDIC 2 NCLA Calls for Full Sixth Circuit to Reconsider FDIC ALJ ProtectionsNCLA has filed an amicus brief in a case addressing whether certain Federal Deposit InsuranceCorporation officers, including the agency's ALJs, are protected by multiple layers of tenureprotection in violation of the “Take Care” clause of the Constitution. NCLA asks the SixthCircuit Court of Appeals to grant the petition for rehearing in Calcutt v. FDIC.Mark and NCLA Senior Litigation Counsel or Russ Ryan discuss the latest NCLA amicus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Cosmic Reality Chronicles with Nancy Hopkins, Walt Silva and Linda Morse - September 8, 2015 discussion of the Gold King Mine Spill and how a disaster was avoided. SHOW NOTES: https://www.cosmicreality.net/cosmic-reality-blog/cosmic-reality-radio-show-september-8-2015 Walt Silva: http://www.newparadigmtools.net/  NANCY'S BOOKS https://www.cosmicreality.com/books--blogs.html SHUNGITE STORE: https://mysticalware.com ARCHIVES: https://www.cosmicreality.com/archives.html PODCASTS: https://pod.co/cosmic-reality-radio Healing Tones: https://www.cosmicreality.net/cosmic-reality-blog/healing-tone Music by Renate Jett, Jett Music https://myspace.com/jett4music/music/songs Cosmic Reality Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/504212719691742/ Shungite Reality Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/713944828952438

After staff condemned the Pack Creek footbridge behind the Episcopal Church earlier this year, the city council has decided to fund its replacement. The bridge is used by local bicyclists and pedestrians as a shortcut from Kane Creek Boulevard to Main Street. Replacing the bridge to modern standards will take time and an estimated $300,000. Plus, the state of Colorado reached a $1.6 million settlement this week related to the Gold King Mine spill. And, federal law enforcement arrested a Telluride man over the weekend for his alleged involvement in the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol. Show Notes: Photo: The Pack Creek footbridge behind the Episcopal Church was condemned by city staff. This week, the city council allocated $300,000 to its replacement, calling it vital infrastructure for many local bicyclists and pedestrians. Courtesy Moab City Moab City Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Amendment https://moabcity.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/4367?fileID=5499

The State of Colorado reached a settlement with mining company Sunnyside Gold Corporation on Monday over the 2015 Gold King Mine spill; The Montezuma County Board of Commissioners and the Dolores County Board of Commissioners are holding a joint meeting on Thursday.

Toxic sludge from the Gold King Mine in Colorado poured into the Animas and San Juan rivers on Aug. 5, 2015. It created an environmental disaster for hundreds of miles downstream, including parts of the Navajo Nation. The bright orange plume from the original spill is gone, but legal fights and restoration projects continue. And […]

Toxic sludge from the Gold King Mine in Colorado poured into the Animas and San Juan rivers on Aug. 5, 2015. It created an environmental disaster for hundreds of miles downstream, including parts of the Navajo Nation. The bright orange plume from the original spill is gone, but legal fights and restoration projects continue. And […]

Toxic sludge from the Gold King Mine in Colorado poured into the Animas and San Juan rivers on Aug. 5, 2015. It created an environmental disaster for hundreds of miles downstream, including parts of the Navajo Nation. The bright orange plume from the original spill is gone, but legal fights and restoration projects continue. And heavy metals from the three million gallons of mining wastewater remain in waterways used by communities, farmers and ranchers. We'll review the lasting effects these many years later.

Gold King Mine Disaster and Todd Hennis's Story It could very well be one of the largest environmental disasters ever inflicted by the U.S. government itself, and yet the perpetrators refuse to take responsibility. On the morning of August 5, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency dug away tons of rock and debris that blocked the portal of the Gold King Mine. By breaching the collapsed portal of the Mine, EPA triggered a massive release of toxic sludge of over 3,000,000 gallons of acid mine drainage and 880,000 pounds of heavy metals onto the private property below and into the waterways downstream, including the Animus River, the remnants of which linger to this day. Questions for SCOTUS in Aposhian Bump Stock Cert Petition The bump stock rule made it a new federal crime to own a bump stock, even one purchased with ATF's prior permission. ATF knows it didn't have the authority to enact such a law. Instead of defending the rule, ATF now pretends the ban is just a recommendation for the public. NCLA is confident the court will see through ATF's games and strike down this invalid rule. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In 2015, 3 million gallons of polluted mine water burst from the abandoned Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado, and turned streams and rivers bright orange as the flow traveled all the way to Lake Powell nearly 400 miles away. That catastrophic event made the news and the mine was designated a Superfund site by the EPA. But in fact, hundreds of legacy mines in the Rocky Mountain west have potential to leak toxic water into the watershed. Rory Cowie is an expert on high-alpine mine water monitoring, and his stories about his work at these hazardous sites are fascinating. Listen now.Related Resources:Alpine Water ResourcesMountain Studies Institute Exploring the Hydrological Impact of Abandoned Mines in ColoradoFollow In-Situ on social media for updates on podcasts, success stories, product launches and more.LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube We want to hear from you! Let us know what you think about the show and any feedback you have for our team.

Part elegy, part ode, part investigative science journalism, Jonathan Thompson's book “River of Lost Souls: The Science, Politics, and Greed Behind the Gold King Mine Disaster” (Torrey House Press), tells the gripping story behind the 2015 Gold King Mine disaster that turned the Animas River in southwestern Colorado orange with sludge and toxic metals for more than 100 miles downstream, wreaking havoc on cities, farms, and the Navajo Nation along the way.

In the August installment of Our Land, environmental correspondent Laura Paskus revisits the Gold King Mine spill and the destructive impact of the toxic orange plume that went flowing down the Animas and San Juan rivers five years ago. The waste that was released when crews tried to reopen the abandoned mine killed fish and coated river banks with heavy metals. Paskus reports with help from a grant by The Water Desk, an independent journalism initiative based at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Center for Environmental Journalism. Laura Paskus also interviews Lillian Petersen, an extraordinary young woman who just won the Regeneron Science Talent Search prize of a quarter of a million dollars. The Los Alamos High School student’s winning project, which predict harvests early in the growing year for every country in Africa, has also won the attention of the International Food Policy Research Institute. COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the economy across New Mexico, including on tourism and the arts in tribal communities. Many Native artists rely on summer art shows to sell their works, and one of the biggest festivals is Indian Market – going online this summer because of the pandemic. Correspondent Antonia Gonzales talks about how the Native American art world is attracting virtual visitors. August 12 was “back to school” – virtually – for APS students. Gene Grant and The Line opinion panel discuss what the start of a new school year looks like during a pandemic, and also examine how an August tourist season plays out during COVID. The Line wraps up their panel discussion with a look at the tussle between the New Mexico GOP and the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association.

Let's Talk New Mexico 8/11 8a: The Navajo community of To'Hajiilee faces severe water shortages and has worked with Bernalillo County to find a way to pipe in water from Albuquerque. But a land development company stands in the way. On this week’s Let’s Talk New Mexico, we'll discuss the To'Hajiilee water crisis, plus the aftereffects of the 2015 Gold King Mine spill and this year’s dramatic increase in water use in New Mexico's largest city.

Matt Grubs of KNME talks about the anniversary and aftermath of the Gold King Mine Spill in NM on News Radio KKOB

In today's Federal Newscast, the Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to pay the state of Utah to resolve claims stemming form the Gold King Mine spill back in 2015.

FOR THE WEEK OF JULY27: Our 5-part series ‘Boiling Point: Policing in Arizona at a Crossroads,’ the 5 year anniversary of the Gold King Mine spill, and a possible dire surge in homelessness due to the pandemic in Arizona. Plus the latest in science, education, and local news.

Jonathan P. Thompson is the author of RIVER OF LOST SOULS which the gripping story behind the 2015 Gold King Mine disaster that turned the Animas River in southwestern Colorado orange with sludge and toxic metals for over 100 miles downstream, wreaking havoc on cities, farms, and the Navajo Nation along the way. Host Jim O'Donnell talks with Thompson about the tragic legacy of gold mining in the American West and how the oil and gas industry is repeating this same pattern of exploitation and pollution. This episode was recorded at the studios of KNCE 93.5FM in Taos New Mexico on March 5, 2020. Produced by Jim O'Donnell. Edited by Brett Tomadin of Taos Sound and Media (www.taossound.com/) Links in this episode: https://riveroflostsouls.com/river-of-lost-souls/ https://riveroflostsouls.com/about/ https://www.hcn.org/ https://twitter.com/jonnypeace https://www.aroundtheworldineightyyears.com/polluting-the-river/ Please support this podcast with a small donation: http://taoslandtrust.org/donate-form/

Speakers Theresa Braine (Moderator) Breaking News, National Desk, New York Daily News Matt Brown (Speaker) The Associated Press Ron Cohen (Speaker) Emeritus Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines Dan Elliott (Speaker) Associated Press Dina Gilio-Whitaker (Speaker) Lecturer, American Indian Studies, California State University San Marcos Description In August 2015, three million gallons of contaminated mining wastewater broke through a plug of rock and debris at the mouth of an entrance to the defunct Gold King Mine outside Silverton, Colorado, while EPA subcontractors were examining it for remediation purposes. The heavy-metals-laden water cascaded into a creek feeding the Animus River, turning it lurid orange, and from there gushed into the San Juan, which flows through several states and Native American nations, including the Navajo Nation. This is just one of thousands of abandoned mines in the Western United States leaking contaminated water, many of them Superfund sites. This panel will use the Gold King Mine spill to illustrate the scope of the problem and give tips on how to mine Superfund documents and archives for crucial environmental stories.

We speak with author/journalist Jonathan Thompson about mining history in SW Colorado and its impacts on rivers. His book “River of Lost Souls: the Science, Politics, and Greed Behind the Gold King Mine Disaster” explores the infamous Gold King Mine spill that released large amounts of acid mine waste into the Animas and San Juan Rivers. Here, Jonathan talks about the history of mining in the San Juan Mountains and its positive and negative effects on communities and ecosystems. We discuss how the Gold King mine spill is only a small part of a larger picture of the extractive industry in the Four Corners.

The effects of mining pollution are the subject of a new state and federal government-led study in Lake Powell. Sediment at the bottom of the reservoir will undergo analysis to understand what impact mining runoff, including that of the Gold King Mine spill, has on the river basin. For the Glen Canyon Institute, a non-profit working to restore its namesake flooded by the reservoir's creation, the study adds another element to understanding the future of Lake Powell. Our partners at KSJD in Cortez, Colorado recently interviewed Eric Balken, the institute's executive director. He spoke about what this study could mean for the discourse on the reservoir's necessity. [photo: flickr]

Part elegy, part ode, part investigative science journalism, Jonathan Thompson's new book “River of Lost Souls: The Science, Politics, and Greed Behind the Gold King Mine Disaster” (Torrey House Press), tells the gripping story behind the 2015 Gold King Mine disaster that turned the Animas River in southwestern Colorado orange with sludge and toxic metals for more than 100 miles downstream, wreaking havoc on cities, farms, and the Navajo Nation along the way.

A new book puts the Gold King Mine spill within the long history of mining and pollution in Southwest Colorado. An inner-city youth program near the Denver-Aurora border aims to change the lives of young men. Then, one quarter of rural households in the state go without high speed internet. A new subsidy aims to change that.

Part elegy, part ode, part investigative science journalism, Jonathan Thompson's new book “River of Lost Souls: The Science, Politics, and Greed Behind the Gold King Mine Disaster” (Torrey House Press), tells the gripping story behind the 2015 Gold King Mine disaster that turned the Animas River in southwestern Colorado orange with sludge and toxic metals for more than 100 miles downstream, wreaking havoc on cities, farms, and the Navajo Nation along the way.

In today's Federal Newscast, the IG says while the Environmental Protection Agency didn't break any rules pertaining to blowout-prone toxic mines, it didn't have any rules in place to begin with.

After the Gold King Mine spill in 2015, Navajo agriculture in the Four Corners area took a turn for the worse. Two years later, Brandon Francis (Navajo), Four Corners farmer and research lab technician at the New Mexico State University Agricultural Science Center in Farmington, New Mexico, is using his science skills to boost Navajo farmers’ confidence in the soil and water. In this episode, Brandon talks about the difficulty of farming in Navajo country, being industrious and Bigfoot.

A number of Coloradans will go for gold in the Rio Olympics starting tonight. A breakdown of the Colorado athletes to watch. Then, on the anniversary of the Gold King Mine spill, what solutions are in the works for other abandoned mines? And a Boulder author rewrites the werewolf mythology, and takes the creature from a Hollywood killer to something more nuanced.

Denver being rated best place to live, Super Tuesday in Colorado, Attorney General Cynthia Coffman's formal opinion regarding the hospital provider fees, and the EPA’s Superfund plan to clean up Gold King Mine are topics of discussion.

Mike King butted heads with the EPA over the Gold King Mine spill, and navigated contentious fracking issues, as head of Colorado's Department of Natural Resources. He joins us as he prepares to step down and take a new job at Denver Water. Then, older white men are committing suicide at staggering rates in Colorado. We ask why. We also take a look back at the Golden age of Colorado Radio. And, we hear how a galactic merger could uncover a new kind of black hole.

Congress is looking to Pennsylvania for innovative ways to clean up the environmental damage from coal mining. Washington is calling in the wake of a mine blow out last summer that caused three million gallons of polluted water to spill and turned the Colorado's Animas River bright yellow. For Inside Energy, Reid Frazier of the Allegheny Front has the story.

GUESTS: Paul Driessen: Senior Policy Advisor, CFACT—EPA's gross negligence at Gold King Mine; Lee Fuller: Ex. VP, Independent Petroleum Association of America—History of the Waters of the US rule; Karin Foster: Executive Director, Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico—Waters of the US rule’s impact on the energy industry.

In this show, we will be sharing stories from the Northern Diné Youth Committee about the impact of the ‪#‎GoldKingMine‬ waste spill. GJ’s own Pauly Denetclaw will also be sharing about her experience driving around the Four Corners area and collecting information about the 3 million gallon toxic waste spill. #GJLove

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