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Articles by Valerie Richardson

Water flows through a series of retention ponds built to contain and filter out heavy metals and chemicals from the Gold King Mine chemical accident, outside Silverton, Colorado. (Associated Press)

EPA knew of ‘blowout’ risk at Gold King Mine

Denver -- It turns out the Environmental Protection Agency knew about the risk of a blowout from the Gold King Mine more than a year before orange toxic sludge flooded the Animas River in southwest Colorado.

August 23, 2015
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson took the EPA to task for the toxic spill that affected rivers and drinking water across much of the Southwest. "Under my administration  I would  bring in people who understand the Constitution," he said. (Jerry McBride/The Durango Herald/Associated Press)

Ben Carson visits Colorado to decry EPA’s toxic spill

The EPA's massive toxic spill triggered fallout Tuesday from Republicans as presidential hopeful Ben Carson visited the site, and a key congressman disclosed that at least two House committees are planning to investigate the incident.

August 18, 2015
FILE - In this Tuesday, June 30, 2015, file photo, U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., smiles before announcing her plans to seek a second term in Manchester, N.H. With negotiations on the state budget likely stalled until the fall, New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan's political future remains in a holding pattern. National Democrats hope to recruit her to run for U.S. Senate against Ayotte. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Planned Parenthood targets Republican senators with ads

Planned Parenthood moved to punish its enemies Tuesday with ads that say nothing about recent allegations of wrongdoing stemming from its fetal-tissue donations from abortions, but instead target vulnerable Republican senators.

August 18, 2015