Energy resources

America last: Trump’s actions leave U.S. behind, dismiss input and risk public resources

du1-i-syn By withdrawing from the Paris climate accord, President Trump dismissed the advice of his daughter Ivanka, Secretary of State…

June 3, 2017

Letters to the Editor

It’s propaganda, not fake news

He fears the loss of faith in civilization after the age of Obama, Cameron and Merkel, and entering the age…

June 3, 2017

Local News

LPEA election results to be announced at annual meeting

du1-i-syn Jeff Wilbanks is the keynote speaker at the meeting, “Honoring our Heritage, Embracing our Future.” Registration begins at 9…

May 9, 2017

Local News

Feds pull drilling from Lone Mesa State Park

park gets deferral, but private minerals exist

January 8, 2017

Local News

Standing Rock protesters share stories in Cortez

help out in effort to stop pipeline

November 16, 2016

Local News

Montezuma County faces 10 percent budget cut

revenues dive, services will be cut

November 4, 2016

Local News

Centuries of reckoning at Standing Rock

to understand the pipeline protests? Start with the Founding Fathers

November 3, 2016

Local News

2 solar projects aid low-income families

Two solar installations that have cut energy costs and reduced carbon dioxide emissions for affordable and low-income housing communities have…

November 2, 2016

Local News

Rico tests the water for uses of geothermal resources

Potential is there, but it’s expensive

September 3, 2016

Local News

Animas High School graduates’ adventure underway in solar car

Vehicle must meet safety standards to race from Texas to Minnesota

July 14, 2016

Local News

Obstacles remain when going solar

Plata County a hot spot for photovoltaic potential

May 14, 2016

Local News

Kinder Morgan-Montezuma County tax battle goes to Colorado Supreme Court

Decision on Kinder Morgan windfall impacts school, local governments

March 31, 2016

Regional News

Coal phased out

governor signs landmark bill

March 12, 2016

Business

Montezuma County looks to life after Kinder Morgan

to do when carbon dioxide runs out?

February 16, 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

Oil and gas lease sale near McPhee Reservoir withdrawn

cite resident’s concerns over dam

February 8, 2016

Nation & World

EPA wants toxic Nevada mine on Superfund list

Peggy Pauly, a minister’s wife from Yerrington, Nev., helped organize local efforts to demand additional cleanup work at an abandoned…

December 25, 2015

Regional News

New stock show campus aims to be energy smart

lab to help National Western Stock Show create efficient campus

December 24, 2015

Local News

‘We’ve all lost’ in bet about climate change, says Durango man

forces skeptic to concede bet on warming temperatures

December 23, 2015

Local News

Mine cleanup analysis stresses need for federal involvement

could cost $1B to remediate Colorado’s 5,105 abandoned mines

December 5, 2015

Local News

BLM panel meets looking to set rules to ease oil and gas drilling impacts in Montezuma, La Plata counties

Residents urge additional protections

November 22, 2015

Local News

Colorado drillers step up to stop methane waste

Scientific uses technology to detect leaks at wells

November 10, 2015

Local News

Former federal land managers urge strong methane rules

trade groups say more jobs would be lost

October 21, 2015