Navajo Nation v. United States of America, et al.

  1. September 04, 2018

    EPA Can't Escape Gold King Mine Claims, Court Told

    New Mexico, Utah and the Navajo Nation have blasted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to shake their claims stemming from the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, accusing the agency of trying to ditch liability for the contaminated water release despite promising to take full responsibility.

  2. July 26, 2018

    EPA Wants Navajo, States' Gold King Mine Claims Tossed

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency asked a New Mexico federal court to dismiss claims brought by New Mexico, Utah and the Navajo Nation over the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, arguing that the agency had been acting under its Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act authority.

  3. February 13, 2018

    Gold King Contractor Must Face Most NM, Navajo Claims

    A New Mexico federal judge on Monday largely left intact the state and Navajo Nation's consolidated lawsuits seeking damages from a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contractor involved in the 2015 Gold King Mine spill.

  4. January 17, 2018

    Gov't Wants Gold King Mine Spill Suit Paused For MDL Panel

    The federal government asked a New Mexico federal court Wednesday to pause litigation brought by the state and the Navajo Nation over the 2015 Gold King Mine spill while the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ponders whether to consolidate several actions stemming from the incident, saying it's the most reasonable approach.

  5. December 21, 2016

    Navajo Nation Fights Dismissal Bid In Mine Spill Suit

    The Navajo Nation on Tuesday urged a federal court to deny Kinross Gold Corp.'s bid to dismiss the tribe's lawsuit alleging the company bears some responsibility for last year's Gold King Mine disaster, which contaminated tribal land with toxic wastewater

  6. November 08, 2016

    Navajos Fight Mining Co.'s Dismissal Bid In Gold King Suit

    The Navajo Nation on Monday asked a New Mexico federal judge to reject Sunnyside Gold Corp.'s efforts to escape the tribe's lawsuit alleging the company bears some responsibility for last year's Gold King Mine disaster, which contaminated tribal land with toxic wastewater.

  7. October 18, 2016

    Mining Co. Wants Out Of Navajo Nation's Gold King Suit

    Sunnyside Gold Corp. asked a New Mexico federal judge Monday to cut it loose from the Navajo Nation's lawsuit over last year's Gold King Mine disaster, saying it had no part in the incident that spilled 3 million gallons of toxic mine waste into a Colorado waterway.

  8. August 16, 2016

    Navajo Nation Sues EPA Over Gold King Mine Spill

    The Navajo Nation sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a handful of companies in New Mexico federal court on Tuesday over last year's Gold King Mine disaster, which spilled millions of gallons of waste into a river system that flows through the tribe's lands.