EPA, Utah Settle Gold King Spill Claims But Broader Litigation Ongoing

EPA and Utah have agreed to settle the state’s legal claims over the massive 2015 Gold King Mine wastewater spill that was set off by an agency-led cleanup project, with the agency agreeing to provide Clean Water Act (CWA) cleanup grants for affected areas and setting deadlines to begin cleanups under the Superfund program. The settlement agreement , signed Aug. 5, marks the first concrete resolution for any of the litigation EPA has faced over the Gold King spill, though...