Silverton /tags/silverton Silverton en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 06 May 2019 22:49:44 GMT There’s Dust In Colorado’s Record-Setting Winter Snowpack /environment/2019-05-06/theres-dust-in-colorados-record-setting-winter-snowpack Snowpack in every part of Colorado’s high country is sporting layers of dust, according to a new statewide survey of the state’s winter accumulation.“This… Mon, 06 May 2019 22:49:44 GMT /environment/2019-05-06/theres-dust-in-colorados-record-setting-winter-snowpack Luke Runyon EPA Lays Out First Steps To Clean Up Gold King Mine /environment/2018-06-14/epa-lays-out-first-steps-to-clean-up-gold-king-mine The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has come up with an interim plan to hold back some of the toxic heavy metals that spill into rivers from old… Thu, 14 Jun 2018 21:30:00 GMT /environment/2018-06-14/epa-lays-out-first-steps-to-clean-up-gold-king-mine Associated Press The Rocky Mountains Are Dusty, And It's A Problem /environment/2018-04-17/the-rocky-mountains-are-dusty-and-its-a-problem A menace lurks beneath the snow high up in the southern Rocky Mountains.At first glance it seems innocuous, another piece of a dynamic alpine ecosystem,… Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:18:50 GMT /environment/2018-04-17/the-rocky-mountains-are-dusty-and-its-a-problem Luke Runyon One Year After A Toxic River Spill, No Clear Plan To Clean Up Western Mines /npr-news/2016-08-04/one-year-after-a-toxic-river-spill-no-clear-plan-to-clean-up-western-mines Last August, 3 million gallons of orange wastewater flooded into Colorado's Animas River, ending up in Lake Powell. But Congress has failed to come up with a way to stop this from happening again. Thu, 04 Aug 2016 18:12:00 GMT /npr-news/2016-08-04/one-year-after-a-toxic-river-spill-no-clear-plan-to-clean-up-western-mines Grace Hood With Superfund Status On The Way, What's Next For Silverton's Polluting Mines? /environment/2016-03-02/with-superfund-status-on-the-way-whats-next-for-silvertons-polluting-mines Gov. John Hickenlooper has formally requested that a set of abandoned mines above Silverton be listed as a Superfund site. The request comes nearly seven… Wed, 02 Mar 2016 12:00:00 GMT /environment/2016-03-02/with-superfund-status-on-the-way-whats-next-for-silvertons-polluting-mines Stephanie Paige Ogburn Colorado Is Cleaning Up Its Toxic Mining Legacy, One Creek At A Time /environment/2015-08-27/colorado-is-cleaning-up-its-toxic-mining-legacy-one-creek-at-a-time Carol and John Wagner’s ranch is surrounded by green pastures, with spectacular views of the northern San Juan mountains. The Wagners moved here from… Thu, 27 Aug 2015 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2015-08-27/colorado-is-cleaning-up-its-toxic-mining-legacy-one-creek-at-a-time Stephanie Paige Ogburn Animas River Spill A Stark Reminder Of Colorado's Mine Pollution Legacy /environment/2015-08-11/animas-river-spill-a-stark-reminder-of-colorados-mine-pollution-legacy Say the names of these Colorado towns out loud: Silverton. Leadville. Silver Plume. Rico. Bonanza. Ironton. The last two are ghost towns, but the names of… Wed, 12 Aug 2015 02:50:26 GMT /environment/2015-08-11/animas-river-spill-a-stark-reminder-of-colorados-mine-pollution-legacy Stephanie Paige Ogburn Why Was The Environmental Protection Agency Messing With A Mine Above Silverton? /environment/2015-08-06/why-was-the-environmental-protection-agency-messing-with-a-mine-above-silverton The Environmental Protection Agency has said it caused a large release of hazardous water from a mine above the town of Silverton, in Southwest Colorado.… Fri, 07 Aug 2015 04:24:41 GMT /environment/2015-08-06/why-was-the-environmental-protection-agency-messing-with-a-mine-above-silverton Stephanie Paige Ogburn