Health risk report delayed at Colorado mining Superfund site

Denver • The U.S. Environmental Protection agency has delayed a report on the human health risks of wastewater draining from southwestern Colorado mines.The EPA said Friday it will collect more data and do more analysis after local health officials, toxicologists and others reviewed an early draft. The study was expected this spring, but the agency now says it will be fall.The study is a step in developing a cleanup plan for the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund project, which includes