Gold King Mine Owner Files Lawsuit Against EPA
August 11, 2021
Six years after the Gold King Mine in Silverton polluted rivers in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah, a lawsuit has been filed in federal court. The flood of wastewater from the mine has been called an environmental disaster. An Environmental Protection Agency-led contractor inadvertently triggered the spill while excavating at the mine entrance. Now, the EPA is being sued by the mine’s owner Todd Hennis.