EPA Study Of Colorado Mine Spill Includes Call For New Cleanup Guidance

EPA's internal study of an agency cleanup team's accidental release of 3 million gallons of wastewater from a Colorado mine includes a call for new guidance aimed at minimizing the chances of, and environmental hazards from, such spills in the future, but makes no findings of negligence or improper practices by the workers involved. The report , dated Aug. 24 but released Aug. 26, assesses the causes of the spill from the Gold King Mine and makes five recommendations...