New Mexico official blasts EPA over Colorado mine spill

New Mexico official blasts EPA over Colorado mine spill Albuquerque Journal By Susan Montoya Bryan The head of the New Mexico Environment Department blasted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday during a legislative committee meeting in Santa Fe, saying federal officials are downplaying the long-term effects of the Gold King Mine spill. Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn told members of the House agriculture committee that the agency has been pressuring communities to get behind a proposal that calls for monitoring water quality for only a year. More: http://www.abqjournal.com/721708/news/new-mexico-official-blasts-epa-over-colorado-mine-spill.html