Mealey's (August 9, 2021, 1:03 PM EDT) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Mining companies have agreed to pay $21 million — including $10 million to the Navajo Nation — to settle claims for response costs under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) for the 2015 Gold King Mine explosion and mine drainage spill, according to a consent decree the parties filed July 30 in New Mexico federal court....