In Re: Gold King Mine Release in San Juan County, Colorado, on August 5, 2015

  1. February 05, 2020

    Mining Co. Seeks To Toss EPA's Gold King Spill Suit

    Mining company Sunnyside Gold Corp. wants a New Mexico federal court to toss multidistrict litigation seeking to hold it liable for a 2015 Gold King Mine breach that contaminated water sources with toxic minerals, arguing that claims in the case are time-barred.

  2. November 26, 2019

    Mining Co. Says EPA Is Shifting Blame For Gold King Spill

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is trying to shift blame for a 2015 Gold King Mine breach that contaminated water sources with toxic minerals, a mining company has said in response to the agency's bid to toss its more than $30 million in counterclaims.

  3. October 16, 2019

    NM Judge Splits Gold King Mine MDL Into Three Parts

    A federal court granted a request by the Navajo Nation, New Mexico, Utah and more than 200 individual plaintiffs to split up a trial over environmental damage caused by a wastewater spill at Colorado's Gold King Mine.

  4. October 15, 2019

    Feds Say Tort Claims Must Go In Gold King Mine MDL

    The federal government pressed a New Mexico federal court Tuesday to ax the tort claims it's facing in multidistrict litigation over the Gold King mine spill, saying the court lacks jurisdiction over Federal Tort Claims Act claims.

  5. September 12, 2019

    200 Affected In Gold King Spill May Get To Jump Line In MDL

    Individual plaintiffs from New Mexico who have waited years to bring their damages claims against polluters in multidistrict litigation over Colorado's Gold King Mine spill may get their shot at a trial in August 2021, according to a recommendation filed Wednesday.

  6. August 21, 2019

    States On Hook For Pollution Beyond Gold King: Contractor

    A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contractor told a federal court that Utah and New Mexico can't escape its bid to recover cleanup costs in the multidistrict litigation over the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, saying the impacts of that disaster can't be separated from decades of environmental damage the states ignored.

  7. July 30, 2019

    Utah, NM Say EPA Contractor Can't Recoup Gold King Costs

    Utah and New Mexico urged a federal court to toss counterclaims by a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contractor in the multidistrict litigation over the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, saying the company is seeking payback for cleanup work it hasn't shown it has performed.

  8. May 14, 2019

    States, Navajo Battle Feds Over Gold King Case Management

    Utah, New Mexico and the Navajo Nation clashed with the federal government Monday regarding how multidistrict litigation over the 2015 Gold King Mine spill should proceed, accusing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of trying to "delay responsibility."

  9. March 21, 2019

    EPA Contractors Can't Dodge Suit Over Gold King Mine Spill

    A New Mexico federal judge has allowed the bulk of claims to proceed against two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contractors who worked on the Gold King Mine that spilled 3 million gallons of contaminants, saying they must face allegations brought under federal environmental and state tort laws.

  10. November 01, 2018

    Feds Say Individual Gold King Mine Claims Must Go

    The U.S. Department of Justice asked a New Mexico federal court Thursday to throw out allegations made by individuals in the Southwest and members of the Navajo Nation related to the 2015 Gold King Mine spill, arguing the government is immune from the Federal Tort Claims Act claims.