Republicans Allege Potential Interference In EPA Spill Probe

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – House Republicans want the Inspector General of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to look into potential agency interference with an investigation into a 3-million-gallon wastewater spill from a Colorado mine.
The Republicans said agency interviews with personnel involved in the spill may have tainted the Inspector General’s pending probe of the Aug. 5 accident.
The lawmakers’ concerns were detailed in a Friday letter signed by House Natural Resour