River of lost souls : the science, politics, and greed behind the Gold King Mine disaster
(Book)
Author
Published
Salt Lake City ; Torrey House Press, March 2018.
Format
Book
Edition
First Torrey House Press edition.
Status
Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult)
363.7009 THOMPSO
1 available
363.7009 THOMPSO
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult) | 363.7009 THOMPSO | Available |
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LC Subjects
Abandoned mined lands reclamation -- Accidents -- Colorado -- Gold King Mine (San Juan County)
Animas River (Colo. and N.M.) -- History.
Energy development -- Environmental aspects -- West (U.S.)
Energy development -- Environmental aspects.
Environmental degradation -- West (U.S.)
Environmental degradation.
Environmental disasters -- West (U.S.)
Environmental disasters.
Gold King Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)
Hydraulic fracturing -- Environmental aspects -- West (U.S.)
Mineral industries -- Environmental aspects -- West (U.S.)
Mineral industries -- Environmental aspects.
Mines and mineral resources -- History.
Waste spills -- Colorado -- Gold King Mine (San Juan County)
Waste spills.
Water -- Pollution -- Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)
Water -- Pollution.
Animas River (Colo. and N.M.) -- History.
Energy development -- Environmental aspects -- West (U.S.)
Energy development -- Environmental aspects.
Environmental degradation -- West (U.S.)
Environmental degradation.
Environmental disasters -- West (U.S.)
Environmental disasters.
Gold King Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)
Hydraulic fracturing -- Environmental aspects -- West (U.S.)
Mineral industries -- Environmental aspects -- West (U.S.)
Mineral industries -- Environmental aspects.
Mines and mineral resources -- History.
Waste spills -- Colorado -- Gold King Mine (San Juan County)
Waste spills.
Water -- Pollution -- Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)
Water -- Pollution.
More Details
Published
Salt Lake City ; Torrey House Press, March 2018.
Edition
First Torrey House Press edition.
Physical Desc
312 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-312).
Description
"In 2015, a flood of thick yellow sludge from a long-abandoned mine in Silverton, Colorado, made headlines as it flowed down the Animas River towards the Navajo Nation and the mighty Colorado River. Perhaps the most charismatic environmental disaster of our time, the Gold King Mine spill illustrates the devastating potential waiting in hundreds of abandoned mines throughout the Rocky Mountains. With disarming storytelling, award-winning journalist Jonathan P. Thompson unearths a litany of impacts wrought by a century and a half of mining, energy development, and fracking in southwestern Colorado. Amid these harsh realities, Thompson explores how a new generation is setting out to make amends"--Back cover.