River of lost souls : the science, politics, and greed behind the Gold King Mine disaster /
Jonathan P. Thompson.
- First Torrey House Press edition.
- 312 pages ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-312).
Describes the pollution and abuse wrought by mining interests in Colorado's Animas River Valley, focusing on the 2015 Gold King Mine disaster as the latest in a series of mining accidents that have destroyed the area.
9781937226831
bl2018181378
Environmental degradation--Colorado. Environmental disasters--Colorado. Waste spills--Colorado--Gold King Mine (San Juan County) Abandoned mined lands reclamation--Accidents--Colorado--Gold King Mine (San Juan County) Water--Pollution--Animas River (Colo. and N.M.) Mineral industries--Environmental aspects--West (U.S.) Energy development--Environmental aspects--West (U.S.) Hydraulic fracturing--Environmental aspects--West (U.S.) Mines and mineral resources--History. Environmental degradation--Colorado. Disasters--Colorado. Hazardous wastes--Gold King Mine (San Juan County, Colo.) Mines and mineral resources--Accidents--Gold King Mine (San Juan County, Colo.) Water pollution--Animas River (Colo. and N.M.) Mineral industry--Environmental aspects--West (U.S.) Energy development--Environmental aspects--West (U.S.) Hydraulic fracturing--Environmental aspects--West (U.S.) Mines and mineral resources--History.
Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--History. Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--History.