EPA: Colorado Mine Toxic Waste Spill Larger Than First Reported

The Environmental Protection Agency says the mine waste spill into Colorado waters is much larger than originally estimated

DENVER—The Environmental Protection Agency says the mine waste spill into Colorado waters is much larger than originally estimated.

But an EPA official said Sunday that she doesn’t believe wildlife will suffer significant health impacts from the wastewater from an abandoned mine in southwestern Colorado.

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