Animas River toxic spill

CREDIT: Steven St. John for The Wall Street Journal
"ANIMAS"

A discolored rock sits above the water line in the Animas River on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Six months after an EPA crew triggered a toxic spill at a Colorado gold mine, state and local officials downstream are scrambling to prepare for a new emergency as spring snow melt threatens to stir up lead and other contaminants in a river used for drinking water.

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CREDIT: Steven St. John for The Wall Street Journal<br />
"ANIMAS"<br />
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A discolored rock sits above the water line in the Animas River on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Six months after an EPA crew triggered a toxic spill at a Colorado gold mine, state and local officials downstream are scrambling to prepare for a new emergency as spring snow melt threatens to stir up lead and other contaminants in a river used for drinking water.