Environment

Local News

Durango residents urge city to take reducing greenhouse gases more seriously

Climate Study Group presents two-step plan with over 70 signatories

September 2, 2025

Local News

New state grant for plugging oil and gas wells will help close Colorado’s budget hole

Closures will save money on regulation, environmental costs and help soften blow of federal funding cuts

August 29, 2025

Local News

Gasoline spill near Durango now estimated at 97,000 gallons, making it Colorado’s largest since 2016

number comes after the state and Southern Ute Indian Tribe questioned Enterprise Projects original estimate of the spill, 23,000 gallons

August 28, 2025

Local News

Colorado River Program’s new director ‘cautiously hopeful’ about interstate negotiations

Hawkins practiced in tribal nation projects, conservation efforts

August 22, 2025

Local News

Marginal gas wells to be plugged throughout Colorado

grant will reimburse operators for costs

August 15, 2025

Local News

EPA activity releases sediment from Bonita Peak mine into Animas River tributary

Impacts were minimal, no adverse effects to water quality observed

August 14, 2025

Local News

Federal policies will make power in Southwest Colorado more expensive

legislation threatens to raise energy costs for consumers, regional jobs and stall climate progress

August 12, 2025

Southwest Life

Counting sheep at 14,000 feet: Inside Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s bighorn sheep survey on Pikes Peak

uptick in pneumonia among bighorn lambs in the Pikes Peak herd has state wildlife officials on alert after this year’s…

August 2, 2025

Business

Durango Nursery’s new owners are growing plants and community

Powers and Alena Rodman hope to continue legacy of business’ founder while making company more sustainable

August 2, 2025

Local News

Durango stormwater focus group lands on variable fee structure to fund infrastructure maintenance

average utility bill would be $15 monthly

July 31, 2025

Local News

Durango Float to Work Day returns Friday

to provide hot coffee, pastries at 29th Street put-in

July 24, 2025

Local News

Bank by the river: Wetlands reborn near Durango

60 acres along Animas River restored from hayfields and pastures

July 16, 2025

Local News

Gardens on Tour in Durango seeds inspiration from ‘chaos’ gardens to future dream homes

‘Hand-selected gardens’ on display Saturday

June 21, 2025

Local News

Volunteer Fair for Public Lands set for Saturday at Durango Nordic Center

Stewardship opportunities, networking and education offered at celebratory event

May 14, 2025

Regional News

Report claiming environmental policies steal billions from Colorado’s economy based on bad math, advocates say

by the conservative Common Sense Institute pegs everything from lost coal jobs to higher utility bills on state regulations

May 2, 2025

Local News

Group urges Durango to reform sustainability fee structure

Juan Citizens Alliance proposes shifting from flat rate to percentage-based model tied to water use

April 24, 2025

Southwest Life

Move to redefine “harm” in Endangered Species Act may pose ecological risks

direct killing or collecting of species would still be outlawed under new definition

April 18, 2025

Local News

Residents rally for the planet during Earth Day Durango 2025

Student groups take environmental stewardship, sustainability into their own hands

April 12, 2025

Local News

Earth Day in Durango? It’s more like Earth Month

A host of events celebrating the planet and promoting sustainable activities take place throughout April

April 7, 2025

New Mexico

Uranium transport through Navajo Nation sparks concerns in New Mexico

Advocates worry contract could lead to truckloads of uranium from Mount Taylor to Utah

April 7, 2025

Local News

Bondad Landfill in La Plata County has an estimated seven years until it is full

Officials, experts say conversations about the future must start now

March 21, 2025

Regional News

Colorado lawmakers approve bill to classify nuclear power as ‘clean’ energy

A worker looks at a turbine at the Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Power Plant near Platteville, Colorado, in 1972. The…

March 19, 2025

New Mexico

Judge permanently orders landowners to keep Pecos clear in state stream access lawsuit

2022 ruling found the public has the constitutional right to access streams for paddling, fishing and wading

March 14, 2025

Local News

Through clear skies, Four Corners energy transition underway

Shuttered San Juan Generating Station replaced by expansive solar projects

March 2, 2025