SUMMITVILLE, CO – JUNE 11: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment runs a water treatment plant at the Superfund site at Summitville Mine on June 11, 2018 in Summitville, Colorado. The state of Colorado pays millions to clean water from the mine before it is pumped back into the Wightman Fork of the Alamosa River.
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Environmental and health advocates want more information about the Trump administration’s plans to house detained immigrants, including children, at two Texas military posts with a history of toxic contamination.

A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed Wednesday morning by the nonprofit legal group Earthjustice is asking the government for details about plans to keep immigrants at Fort Bliss in El Paso and Goodfellow Air Force Bases in San Angelo.

Fort Bliss is a source of particular concern for advocates — the area is listed as a Superfund, meaning that areas have been designated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a priority for cleanup due to the dangers they pose to human health and […]