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Interior Secretary Sally Jewell faced fresh Republican scolding in Congress Wednesday over her agency's investigation into the summer's spill of toxic sludge into the waterways of three states. (AP Photo)
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Jewell faces fresh lashing over toxic mine spill

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Colorado says state officials neither approved nor disapproved of the EPA's mine cleanup plan. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Colorado refutes EPA’s claims on toxic spill

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Miners crushed by second Great Recession, 109k jobs lost
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Miners crushed by second Great Recession, 109k jobs lost

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The EPA's Office of the Inspector General said Thursday that it sent a memo to its Region 8 office advising them that the inspector general is taking additional action in its investigation into the toxic wastewater spill at the Gold King Mine in Colorado. (AP Photo)
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EPA watchdog expands probe into toxic mine spill

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The EPA caused a 3-million gallon spill of toxic sludge in August that sullied the waters of three states. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
Energy and Environment

House GOP takes aim at EPA toxic spill in suite of bills

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Thirty-seven states cut their emissions between 2000-13, according to an analysis of state-level carbon emissions by the Energy Information Administration, the independent analysis arm of the Department of Energy. (AP Photo)
Energy and Environment

Mining industry asks court to freeze Obama climate rules

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EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy testified before a joint committees hearing on the Gold King mine spill. The Interior Department is blaming the EPA for a 3-million gallon spill of toxic sludge that sullied the waterways of three states. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
Energy and Environment

Federal investigation blames EPA for toxic spill

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Lawmakers want the EPA to hold someone accountable for the Aug. 5 spill that polluted the waterways of three states. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, file)
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GOP: Has EPA fired anyone for toxic spill?

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Water flows through a series of sediment retention ponds built to reduce heavy metal and chemical contaminants from the Gold King Mine wastewater accident outside Silverton, Colo. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)
Energy and Environment

Dems seek compensation for victims of mine spill

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EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on the Gold King Mine wastewater spill. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)
Energy and Environment

EPA says accidents happen when it comes to massive toxic spills

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