A Colorado state judge on Thursday upheld a state environmental agency's decision to require a coal mine to monitor and limit water pollution from a series of stormwater discharge sources flowing into the North Fork Gunnison River, finding evidence that the discharge sources are connected to the mine's industrial activity.
Center for Biological Diversity: GUNNISON, Colo. A Gunnison County judge today upheld a Colorado state agency’s decision requiring the West Elk coal mine to monitor and limit pollution from eight stormwater discharge sources, water that flows into the North Fork Gunnison River. Mountain Coal, which owns and operates the mine, challenged including these eight discharge locations in its 2019 state permit.
Preserving the picturesque North Fork Valley for future generations is at the heart of a new partnership between Colorado West Land Trust and the Bradley family.