Environment: Ongoing cleanup tackles toxic Peru Creek

July 30 site visit gives public a chance to see progress in $3 million remediation project at abandoned mine in Summit County Donate to the Rocky Mountain Climate Ranger project Your contribution to this independent journalism project will be matched dollar for dollar by Beacon. Click to learn more and make a donation. Staff Report

Colorado: Kerber Creek cleanup gets $50K boost

Collaborative cleanup team makes progress on remediation of mine waste in Saguache County By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY —The cleanup of Kerber Creek, in the Rio Grande headwaters of Saguache County, got a big boost this month with $50,000 grant from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation that will help with the next phase of improving

EPA OKs mine cleanup in San Luis Valley

‘Good Samaritan’ provision eases liability for post-remediation pollution By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — For the first time, environmental groups will be able to take advantage of an EPA Good Samaritan provision created in 2007 that’s designed to speed up cleanups of watersheds and fisheries threatened by pollution from abandoned mines. The cleanup agreement is