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State of New Mexico v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

  1. March 14, 2017

    NM, Navajo Tribe Blast EPA Bid To Duck Gold King Spill Suits

    The state of New Mexico and the Navajo Nation on Monday blasted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s bid to toss their liability suits over the agency’s role in the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, rejecting the contention that the agency has sovereign immunity to claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act.

  2. February 14, 2017

    EPA Asks Out Of Navajo, NM Suits Over Gold King Mine Spill

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urged a federal judge Monday to toss liability suits by the Navajo Nation and the state of New Mexico over the agency's role in the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, saying it has sovereign immunity to claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act.

  3. January 12, 2017

    Navajos Say Contractor Can't Escape Gold King Spill Suit

    The Navajo Nation shot back Wednesday at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contractor's attempt to escape a liability suit over the Gold King Mine spill, saying the contractor was directing remediation activities and conducting operations at the site when the disaster occurred.

  4. January 11, 2017

    Kinross Gold Seeks To Dodge Navajo Gold King Lawsuit

    Kinross Gold Corp. on Tuesday asked a New Mexico federal judge to dismiss the Navajo Nation's lawsuit that alleges the company allowed contaminated wastewater to build up at a mine site prior to a leak at another mine that polluted the Animas River.

  5. January 03, 2017

    Navajos Say Ex-Gold King Owner Can't Dodge Spill Claims

    The Navajo Nation urged a New Mexico federal court on Friday to reject a bid by the former owner of the Gold King Mine to nix claims over a 2015 spill of toxic wastewater at the Colorado mine, accusing the company of "cavalier disregard" in allowing the wastewater to build up at the site.

  6. December 19, 2016

    Contractor Says EPA Was At Helm Amid Gold King Spill

    A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contractor working at the Gold King Mine the day 3 million gallons of chemicals were released asked a New Mexico federal judge Friday to dismiss a complaint by the Navajo Nation, arguing it was not liable because the EPA, not the contractor, was in charge.

  7. October 06, 2016

    EPA Fights Co.'s Bid For Quick Ruling In Gold King Suit

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urged a federal judge on Wednesday not to rush a ruling on whether the environmental contractor that inadvertently released 3 million gallons of toxic mine waste from the Gold King Mine should be cut loose from New Mexico's suit over the disaster.

  8. August 29, 2016

    Mine Cos. Must Face Suit Over Gold King Disaster, NM Says

    New Mexico on Friday urged a federal court not to let Sunnyside Gold Corp. and its parent company, Kinross Gold Corp., slip out of its suit to peg them with liability for the Gold King Mine disaster, rejecting the idea that a past environmental settlement with Colorado means they can't be sued.

  9. July 29, 2016

    Mining Co. Says It Owes NM Nothing For Gold King Disaster

    Sunnyside Gold Corp. on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss New Mexico's allegations that it's liable for the Gold King mine disaster that turned the Animas River orange, saying its actions that allegedly led to the precarious situation were all directed and authorized by Colorado.

  10. May 23, 2016

    New Mexico Sues EPA Over Gold King Spill Response

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was slapped with a suit in New Mexico federal court Monday over environmental and economic damage to the state of New Mexico from the Gold King Mine spill, which released millions of gallons of wastewater into the Animas and San Juan rivers last summer.

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