Air pollution

Local News

Coal boiler sparks federal lawsuit between Hesperus neighbors

Neighbors say governments won’t help

February 1, 2017

Local News

Oil and gas company fined $3,000 for failing to report emissions

Marco Petroleum president says state well-aware of hydrogen sulfide emissions

December 12, 2016

Local News

Four Corners’ ozone levels meet tougher standards

Pollution controls, switch to natural gas credited

December 1, 2016

Local News

Camera exposes methane leaks noted by NASA

tour shows methane and gas leaks in San Juan Basin

August 16, 2016

Local News

Study finds oil and gas industry largest contributor to ‘hot spot’

found 250 plumes accounting for more than 50 percent of methane emissions

August 15, 2016

Local News

Rep. Scott Tipton urges federal agency to get rid of new methane rule

Congressmen sign letter asking to withdraw venting and flaring regulations

July 27, 2016

Local News

Will Navajos’ sovereign status exempt it from fed regs?

Country’s largest reservation will argue coal mine status in court

June 9, 2016

Nation & World

U.S. proposes to cut methane from oil, gas by nearly half

The Obama administration on Thursday proposed a new rule to cut methane emissions from U.S. oil and gas production by…

May 12, 2016

Local News

Two bills to stall Clean Power Plan killed in Colo. House committee

lawmakers try to stall implementation

April 27, 2016

Local News

Clean Power Plan overshadows state budget debate

strips funding for fed program in state Senate

April 6, 2016

Local News

2 Durango events cover air, water quality issues

Updates provided Thursday

April 6, 2016

Business

Carbondale debates ‘climate action tax’ on utilities

Roaring Fork High School students Fiona Laird, left, and Tavia Teitler recently helped to dedicate the new 385-kilowatt solar array…

March 15, 2016

Local News

Western Colorado officials voice support for new methane rules

rules influence proposed federal effort

February 29, 2016

Local News

Infrared camera exposes invisible pollutants in Southwest

Environmental group scours Four Corners for leaks

February 23, 2016

Local News

New methane rule has support in northern New Mexico

aspects of BLM’s proposed regulation taken from Colorado law

February 13, 2016

Local News

Clean Power Plan ruling divides Colorado

U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocks carbon-pollution standards

February 10, 2016

Local News

La Plata County production-related toxic waste minimal compared with San Juan County, N.M.

A truck pulls in to be loaded with coal on Jan. 21, 2014, at the King Coal Mine in Southwest…

February 8, 2016

Local News

Environmentalists file intent to sue federal agencies over power plant

question keeping Four Corners Power Plant open for 25 more years

December 24, 2015

Local News

Colorado Supreme Court denies Gov. Hickenlooper’s request to weigh in on attorney general’s air-standards lawsuit

Question regarded whether Coffman had power to sue feds over CO2 standards

December 3, 2015

Local News

Colorado drillers step up to stop methane waste

Scientific uses technology to detect leaks at wells

November 10, 2015

Local News

Durangoans weigh in on greenhouse-gas limits

Power Plan hearing comes on day CO2 reaches recorded high

November 9, 2015

Local News

Guv’s office explains attorney general spat

Coffman says her post a key check and balance

October 27, 2015

Regional News

Governor questions attorney general clean air lawsuit

Hickenlooper said he should have made the final decision on whether Attorney General Cynthia Coffman joined 23 other states in…

October 26, 2015

Local News

Colorado attorney general sues to block carbon-pollution standard

Environmentalists accuse Coffman of political games

October 23, 2015