New Mexico officials: More money needed as duties increase
(WorldNews Environment)

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A disastrous blowout at the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colo., released tons of toxic metals and acidic waste into the Animas and San Juan rivers in 2015, resulting in an $11 million settlement with the state of New Mexico. An open-pit mining operation contaminated Questa`s surface and groundwater badly enough to put it on a federal Superfund list, leading to a recent $2.3 million payout to cover water improvements. And the state Environment Department recently sued the U.S. Department of Energy for what it contends is the agency`s slow and deficient effort to clean up nuclear waste generated during the Cold War and the Manhattan Project. These cases are examples of...