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Toxic sludge from the Gold King Mine in Colorado poured into the Animas and San Juan rivers on Aug. 5, 2015. It created an environmental disaster for hundreds of miles downstream, including parts of the Navajo Nation. The bright orange plume from the original spill is gone, but legal fights and restoration projects continue. And heavy metals from the three million gallons of mining wastewater remain in waterways used by communities, farmers and ranchers. We’ll review the lasting effects these many years later.
Guests:
Maddy Hayden – director of communications at the New Mexico Environment Department
To search for water quality reports, go to the National Water Quality Monitoring Council.
Stella Cly (Navajo) – Farmer in Hogback, NM
Duane “Chili” Yazzie (Diné) – former Shiprock Chapter President\
Break 1 music: Money Cannot Be Eaten (song) Rosary Spence (artist) Maskawisiwin (album)
Break 2 music: Intertribal (song) Cree Confederation (artist) Pakosiyimitan (album)
