Officials said there will be some discoloration in the sediment along the river banks of both rivers due to the spill of 3 million gallons of toxic wastewater from the Gold King Mine in Colorado ...

Three million gallons of water containing mining waste has poured into the Animas River since Wednesday, and it is still unclear what the environmental and health impact of the spill, caused by ...

As sludge from last weeks' Animas River spill approaches Arizona, many environmentalists say 'this is just the tip of the iceberg' of problems from inactive mines on the Colorado Plateau.

Kayakers float along the Animas River near Durango, Colorado, on August 6, in water colored from the mine waste spill. Jerry McBride/The Durango Herald/AP "It was devastating to see this happen to ...

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A spill containing lead and arsenic from the abandoned Gold King Mine in Silverton, Colo., leaked into the Animas River, which flows into the San Juan River in Southern Utah, since last Wednesday.

Wildlife officials survey Animas River fish in wake of Gold King Mine spill By Jonathan Romeo Staff reporter Wednesday, Aug 26, 2015 10:36 AM Updated Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015 3:45 PM ...

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has declared an emergency that frees up state funds to address a massive spill of wastewater from a Colorado mine into the Animas and San Juan rivers. Federal ...

The Animas River Valley above Durango, four days after the Gold King Mine spill. Credit: Jonathan Thompson The mining industry was probably the most persistent abuser of the watershed.

A warning sign from the city is displayed in front of the Animas River as orange sludge from the spill at the Gold King mine upstream flows past Berg Park in Farmington, N.M. on Aug. 8.