People kayak in the Animas River near Durango, Colo., Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in water colored from a mine waste spill. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said that a cleanup team was working with heavy equipment Wednesday to secure an entrance to the Gold King Mine. Workers instead released an estimated 1 million gallons of mine waste into Cement Creek, which flows into the Animas River. (Jerry McBride/The Durango Herald via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT It turns out an environmental remediation contractor was the one at fault for contaminating the Animas River in Colorado. According to The Wall Street Journal, Environmental Restoration LLC was contracted out by the Environmental Protection Agency … Continue reading 1938 News