Southwest Roundup: News items include Senators blame EPA for Gold King Mine, Lawsuit Attempts to Halt Loop 202 Extension, a proposed Las Vegas bike trail and more.
The U.S. Congress’ House Committee on Natural Resources says the Environmental Protection Agency’s engineers don’t have the skills to manage mine remediation work because of Colorado’s Gold King Mine disaster in August, when 3 million gallons of toxic wastewater were spilled into the Animas and San Juan rivers during an EPA-led effort to reopen the mine.
