EPA Chief ‘Deeply Sorry’ for Mine Spill Into Colorado Rivers
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The nation’s environmental chief apologized for a mine blowout that fouled a Colorado river with 3 million gallons of toxic water, as lawmakers criticized the response of the Environmental Protection Agency to the accidental spill.
“I’m absolutely, deeply sorry that this ever happened,” Gina McCarthy, the head of the EPA, said Tuesday at an event in Washington. “EPA is taking responsibility to make sure it is cleaned up.”