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The Animas River ran yellow with toxin-tainted water in August 2015 after the accidental release of 3 million gallons of wastewater from the abanoned Gold King Mine near Durango, Colorado.

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Lawmakers recently questioned the Justice Department’s decision not to prosecute officials in connection with the Gold King Mine spill, which dumped nearly three million gallons of toxins into the Animas River last year.

By Allie Bice/Cronkite News October 25, 2016