New Mexico Says Suit Over EPA Mine Spill Valid Despite High Court Case

摘要

New Mexico is defending its federal district court suit against EPA and companies over their roles in the massive spill of contaminated wastewater from the former Gold King mine in Colorado and rejecting claims that its separate Supreme Court case over the spill bars the lower court suit, saying the Superfund law validates both cases. Sunnyside Gold Corporation (SGC) - the company that last operated the Gold King Mine before its permanent closure - has argued in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico case that the court should scrap the case because Colorado is a defendant in the Supreme Court case but not a party in the lower court case. SGC claims the district court case is flawed because Colorado is an "indispensable party" to any suit over the spill.