The fallout from Colorado’s Gold King Mine spill in August continues to spread. In mid-January, New Mexico state officials served a “notice to sue” to the Environmental Protection Agency and several other parties for their roles in causing the 3-million-gallon deluge that poisoned the Animas and San Juan rivers with acidic mine water.
A prerequisite to filing suit under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the notice is accompanied by a 90-day waiting period to facilitate a resolution without a trial.