Durango, Colorado declared a state of emergency yesterday after the EPA accidentally contaminated a local river with 3 million gallons of waste. The Animas River has turned orange, and residents living along its banks have been warned to avoid it.
The accident began Wednesday last week when EPA workers accidentally leaked a local mine, releasing concentrated minerals into a stream. The mine had been abandoned for about 10 years, and ground water had accumulated inside it. EPA workers were there to clean up the mine. Now, the mine is leaking at 500 gallons per minute. It still hasn't been contained, though workers are treating the nearby ponds where the minerals are leaking.
The EPA has tested the polluted water and reports arsenic levels at 300 times the normal level, and lead levels at 3,500 times the normal level. Both arsenic and lead pose significant dangers to humans when highly concentrated. The local sheriff has warned local residents to stay away from the river. The contaminants move along the river fairly quickly, they will not completely pass until the mine leak is plugged.
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7 comments:
Indian Lives Matter !
It was intentional. 10 years from now you will find out that it was intentional
10:10 - yup, we gotta get them injuns off that land!
Shut down the EPA.
So many environmental accident are occurring throughout the United States. It's killing the vegetation. It's killing the animals. It's slowly and surely killing mankind's food choices. The end times is near. The ocean was polluted with North Korea nuclear spill. Someone really want to destroy America. And, they are much bigger than obama. Believe that.
Did I miss something, what North Korea nuclear spill?
They must mean the Fukushima (Japan) meltdown/leaks.
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