We also need to pass Good Samaritan legislation to encourage counties, nonprofits, and companies to clean up abandoned m...
The blowout at the Gold King Mine was a disaster that affected many communities in Colorado and New Mexico.
This spill shows a greater need for legislation that would allow Good Samaritans the opportunity to assist with cleaning...
Unfortunately, this didn't provide enough certainty and hasn't encouraged action.
From the outset, I have said that the EPA should be held to the same standards as EPA would hold a private company for t...
Councilman Olguin will be testifying this afternoon in front of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee on the Gold King Min...
The questions that we must ask today: where was the EPA during this initial notification and closure of the river?
These families deserve to have the full attention and dedicated resources of the Administration committed to the clean u...
we have asked Administrator McCarthy and the President to prioritize funding for a water treatment plant.
we need to pass Good Samaritan legislation to encourage counties, non-profits and companies to clean up abandoned mines ...
We need solutions to address the acid mine drainage coming from all of these old abandoned mines.
Let's identify what went wrong to make sure it does not happen again.
That train has left the station.
I have been waiting for 4 years for the SEC to address this and they haven't.
This is a responsibility that we have as a Nation.
We've got thousands of mines in Colorado, many abandoned, many properly closed with all sorts of issues, and at some poi...
I would urge my colleagues to check that out, H.R. 2793, and cosponsor.
As I listened to the testimony today, I'm reminded again that policy is one thing and implementation is something else.
