So, some company (who gets to remain nameless in ALL the media coverage) leaves a superfund mess for the public to deal with, and this mess is so volatile and precarious that simply inspecting it cause a horrific effluent event, and the EPA catches the blame. Wow, that is some Fox 2.0 kind of reporting.
That article had almost no information.
San Juan County health officials say the Environmental Protection Agency and the state Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety were investigating another contamination when they “unexpectedly triggered a large release of mine waste water into the upper portions of Cement Creek.” Cement Creek is a tributary of the Animas River.
If you can't give the how. Then the accusations are suspect.
[–] Sir_Laughs-a-lot 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
In case anyone is still unsure of the correct usage of the word ironic: this is pretty much a textbook example
[–] Grospoliner 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I'd love to see the details of the events leading up to this. I can't imagine this was the work of a single rookie inspector inadvertently flipping a lever or something.
[–] GoofyGrape 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Regardless of who is to blame, I am a little surprised that there was no mention of this at https://www.colorado.gov/cdphe
I would expect there to at least be a mention of this.
[–] 1650425? ago
This says it contains lead and arsenic not good :(