Gold King Mine

March 12, 2019

EPA Can’t Dodge Gold King Mine Liability

U.S. EPA continues to be on the hook for damages associated with the Gold King Mine located in San Juan County, Colorado. The federal district court in New Mexico rejected U.S. EPA’s claim that it was protected from CERCLA liability on sovereign immunity grounds and found that plaintiffs’ allegations, if proven, would demonstrate U.S. EPA’s… Continue reading

CERCLA, Climate Change, OSHA, RCRA, Sustainability, Water

Air, Animas River, CERCLA, Climate Change, Corporate Environmental Lawyer, Critical Environmental, GHG, Gold King Mine, Hazmat, Health & Safety Developments, OSHA, RCRA, Steven M. Siros, Sustainability, TSCA, U.S. EPA, Water
January 20, 2017

U.S. EPA Says Sorry But We Don’t Have to Pay for Gold King Mine Spill

On Friday, January 13, 2017, notwithstanding its previous promises to take full responsibility for the Gold King Mine environmental spill, U.S. EPA, with guidance from the United States Department of Justice, concluded that it was not legally liable to pay compensation for administrative claims for the Gold King Mine disaster under the Federal Tort Claims… Continue reading

CERCLA, Climate Change, Hazmat, Sustainability, Water

Air, CERCLA, Climate Change, Corporate Environmental Lawyer, Critical Environmental, GHG, Gold King Mine, Hazmat, Health & Safety Developments, OSHA, RCRA, Steven M. Siros, Sustainability, TSCA, Water