Animas River toxic spill

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

Life along the Animas River just south of Durango Colorado 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.

Add to Lightbox Download

Filename: ANIMAS-22.JPG
Copyright: www.sstjohnphoto.com
Image Size: 5472x3648 / 4.5MB; Animas River EPA lead toxic sediment Colorado Gold King Mine spill New Mexico Colorado Water American West
Contained in galleries: Animas River Spill for WSJ

CREDIT: Steven St. John for The Wall Street Journal<br />
"ANIMAS"<br />
<br />
Life along the Animas River just south of Durango Colorado 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.