Lawmakers Criticize EPA's Denial Of Tort Claims Over Gold King Mine Spill

Democratic lawmakers are attacking EPA's just-announced refusal to pay tort claims from individuals or state, local and tribal governments affected by the 2015 Gold King Mine wastewater spill, saying the finding that the disaster is outside the scope of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) denies victims of the spill “a dime of compensation.” "We are outraged at this last-ditch move by the federal government's lawyers to go back on the EPA's promise to the people of the state of...