EPA waits to release comments on Colorado mine cleanup plan

Durango, Colo. • The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it won’t release public comments on its interim cleanup plan for southwestern Colorado mines until it has reached a final decision on the plan.The Durango Herald reported the EPA's position Sunday.Last June, the EPA outlined the next steps it plans to take to protect rivers from toxic metals flowing out of the Gold King Mine and other sites while it comes up with a longer-term solution.EPA spokeswoman Cynthia Peterson said