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Marcel Gaztambide

Mar 18 2019
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Silverton Mining

Colorado Passes Landmark Mining Reform Bill!

By Marcel Gaztambide | Gold King Mine, Of Interest, Rivers | No Comments

This is a big step forward for protecting the rivers and taxpayer dollars in Colorado! While the federal 1872 Mining Law is still in desperate need of reform, this improvement for Colorado provides long overdue protections for our water resources…

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Nov 28 2018
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Join the discussion – Bonita Peak Community Advisory Group

By Marcel Gaztambide | Of Interest, Rivers | No Comments

It’s been over two years since the designation of the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund site above Silverton, CO, and questions remain as to the severity and extent of more than a century of hard-rock mining pollution in the upper…

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Mar 20 2018
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Support HB 18-1301: Safeguarding Water Quality During Hardrock Mining Reclamation

By Marcel Gaztambide | Gold King Mine, Of Interest, Rivers | No Comments
Animas River after the Gold King Mine Spill, August 2015. Photo by Kathy Myrick.   "The health of our waters is the principal measure of how we live on the...
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Aug 03 2017
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TAKE ACTION: EPA / Superfund Funding Threatened

By Marcel Gaztambide | Gold King Mine, Lands Protection, Of Interest, Rivers | 2 Comments

“The budget request before us today is downright offensive. I can’t square this with your rhetoric about returning EPA to its core responsibilities. Nothing was spared. EPA’s core is hollowed out…These cuts aren’t an intent to rein in spending, they…

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Jul 28 2017
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Superfund Update: July 2017

By Marcel Gaztambide | Gold King Mine, Rivers | No Comments

What’s going on? Earlier in July, the Superfund team completed surface water sampling from the Upper Animas River, Cement Creek, and Mineral Creek as part of their ongoing study of our river’s headwaters. The samples will be analyzed for metal…

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Jun 28 2017
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Superfund Update: June 2017

By Marcel Gaztambide | Gold King Mine, Rivers | No Comments

What’s going on? This summer is the first full work season since the declaration of the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund site last September. So what’s going on amidst those mountainous peaks to the north? Summer 2017 Projects Compiling and…

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May 03 2017
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Bonita Peak Superfund Update: April 2017

By Marcel Gaztambide | Gold King Mine, Rivers | No Comments

What’s the latest on the Bonita Peak Superfund District? Last week the Superfund Team, made up of folks from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), United States Forest Service (USFS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the Colorado Department of Public…

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Feb 02 2017
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Prehistoric granary in Bears Ears National Monument

The Antiquities Act: Preserving our National Heritage

By Marcel Gaztambide | Lands Protection | No Comments

A prehistoric granary in Bears Ears National Monument. Photo by Josh Ewing/Courtesy Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition. A century of bi-partisan conservation Established in 1906, the Antiquities Act is one of our country’s most important conservation tools. Born out of necessity…

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