Environment

Local News

What to watch in 2026 for La Plata County

Elections, court trials, fights for social justice and ambitious redevelopments to shape the year

January 5, 2026

Local News

A look at the stories that defined 2025 in La Plata County

wildfires to torrential rains, local happenings to national politics: Here’s what defined community conversations

December 31, 2025

Local News

Residents say Durango must not renege on greenhouse gas goals

demand action, accountability from city

December 27, 2025

New Mexico

Researchers insist fireflies exist in New Mexico – if you know where to look

Western Firefly Project in New Mexico has 13 confirmed sightings since 2021

December 26, 2025

Southwest Life

Senate advances Colorado landscape protections

These include areas across some of the highest realms of the San Juan Mountains surrounding Ice Lake Basin and the…

December 20, 2025

News

Trump administration vows to break up National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder

Vought, President Donald Trump’s budget chief, called NCAR ‘one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country’

December 18, 2025

Local News

Durango School District to add three electric buses

$900,000 grant to fund expansion of EV fleet

December 18, 2025

Stewards of the Land

Kudos to all those who kept San Juan Mountains Association going in 2025

Stephanie Webercca During the spring and summer, all of us at San Juan Mountains Association (SJMA) stood alongside our federal…

December 13, 2025

Associated Press

In Colorado town built on coal, some families are moving on, even as Trump tries to boost industry

Matt Cooper and his kids Anna, Nathan and Matthew prepare to drill a hole for a geothermal heat pump installation…

December 5, 2025

Local News

City of Durango adopts new landscaping rules limiting ‘nonfunctional turf’

applies to future commercial, large residential projects

December 4, 2025

New Mexico

New Mexico officials, Mora residents say feds should respond to groundwater contamination

claims office has not said whether wildfire money can be used for wells

November 21, 2025

Local News

‘Water justice’ delivered to Animas River via Durango resolution

‘Project shows the power of a diverse group of people collaborating together on an issue they care about’

November 20, 2025

Local News

Fort Lewis College students propose water justice for Animas River

Durango City Council was to consider a resolution Tuesday

November 18, 2025

AP New Mexico

Former New Mexico lawmaker nominated to lead Bureau of Land Management

agency manages about 10% of land in the U.S.

November 6, 2025

Southwest Life

Blood tests show highest levels of forever chemicals in those living near New Mexico plume

A water researcher tests a sample of water for PFAS at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Center For Environmental Solutions…

November 2, 2025

Regional News

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies loses federal grants over mysterious ‘DEI’ accusations

Nonprofit based at Barr Lake lost $1.4M budgeted to support cooperative research with federal agencies, and to match state and…

October 26, 2025

Local News

Photos: River pickup

Maggie Leonhart, 11, drops a paper plate into a garbage bag that Elouise Duthie, 10, holds as children from the…

October 23, 2025

Local News

1 in 3 new cars sold in Colorado last quarter were electric as buyers chased expiring tax credits

Consumers scrambled to buy before a $7,500 federal credit expired on Sept. 30

October 23, 2025

Thinking Green

Southwest Colorado targeted for coal mining

The U.S. Department of Interior on Sept. 29 unveiled its plans to resuscitate the coal industry by opening up additional…

October 19, 2025

New Mexico

New Mexico officials to hold update on San Juan generating station cleanup

pollution cleanup plan delayed until November

October 6, 2025

Local News

City officials encourage residents to ditch the car for national Week Without Driving

Durango joins communities nationwide to promote alternative commutes

September 27, 2025

Local News

Drought drives mosquitoes from mountains to La Plata County

fewer places to lay eggs, blood suckers are on the move

September 17, 2025

Local News

New study finds eastern Colorado is drying faster than the Western Slope because of climate change

could amplify division that has defined state’s water politics for more than a century

September 16, 2025

New Mexico

New Mexico’s billion-dollar oil field orphans

report says abandoned oil infrastructure could cost the state up to $1.6 billion in coming years

September 16, 2025