"New Mexico has filed a lawsuit against Colorado in the nation’s highest court alleging the state should be held responsible for the Gold King Mine spill and its handling of the contaminants that have leached from surrounding mines for decades.

The lawsuit, announced Thursday and filed on behalf of New Mexico’s governor, environmental secretary and attorney general, alleges Colorado “is directly responsible” for the conditions that led to the disaster.

New Mexico officials say their 135-page bill of complaint in the lawsuit was filed Monday in the U.S. Supreme Court and that the action was taken after discussions and negotiations with Colorado officials failed."

Jesse Paul reports for the Denver Post June 23, 2016. [2]