Environmental cleanup

Local News

After 8 years, businesses’ Gold King claims denied

100 businesses and individuals applied for compensation for losses related to the spill

August 22, 2023

Local News

Durango youth lend helping hands to erosion project

sets of stone stairs created and 90 cubic feet of rock reshaped at popular climbing spot

August 15, 2023

Local News

How did Silverton save a seat at the table?

small town sits adjacent to a Superfund site; it fought to have a voice

July 12, 2023

Local News

EPA regional administrator visits future affordable housing site in Silverton

Recently awarded grant will fund cleanup at location

June 27, 2023

Local News

Omni Bagel and Durango Sustainable Goods collaborate to open downtown shop

Business owners seek opportunity to offer food service while educating about green practices

June 26, 2023

Local News

Silverton awarded $800,000 from EPA

will be used for environmental cleanup and revitalization

May 26, 2023

Local News

Durango sees more trash this year during spring clean up

collected 4,070 cubic yards of waste, a 21% increase from 2022

May 22, 2023

Local News

Colorado attorney general meets with stakeholders in Durango on Gold King Mine settlement spending

was to explore how best to leverage funds

May 18, 2023

Local News

Colorado told La Plata County to clean up its landfill; now the state will pay for it

A bill awaiting governor’s signature dedicates money to remediation at sites like the one in Bayfield

May 14, 2023

Local News

Silverton mine waste repository construction to begin

site will provide a final resting place for sludge removed from drainage of mines

March 29, 2023

Regional News

Colorado oil, gas companies offer $459 million to guarantee wells are plugged eventually

seek to meet new state financial requirements, but some smaller operators hope to put up only a fraction of the…

March 9, 2023

Regional News

How to live next to radioactive waste

activists have been fighting for the cleanup of the Cotter Uranium Mill Superfund site for decades

March 6, 2023

Local News

EPA outlines 2023 Bonita Peak cleanup priorities

has several large projects in the Silverton Superfund site on next year’s schedule

January 27, 2023

Regional News

Colorado regulators out of patience with oil well cleanup

K.P. Kauffman Co. says it will be in better financial condition if it sells northeastern Colorado wells to a company…

January 23, 2023

Local News

What was the social impact of Gold King?

Environmentally, the spill was negligible. But seeing a mustard-yellow river spurred action to clean up mines

January 8, 2023

Regional News

There’s a crappy situation in Colorado’s backcountry: too many pooping hikers

Outdoor recreation groups hope handing out waste-disposal kits will cut down on the problem piling up on Colorado’s public lands

December 14, 2022

Local News

Durango High School promotes sustainability through ‘Zero Waste Week’

Team tries to help community while gaining hands-on learning experience

November 23, 2022

Local News

Taxpayers left holding tab for expensive cleanup at Purple Cliffs

Durango and La Plata County go with higher bid to ensure work begins immediately

October 31, 2022

Regional News

New rules to prevent ‘orphaned’ oil wells could fail to cover cleanup costs, report says

Updated bond amounts could total $1.8 billion, but analysts say system ‘riddled’ with loopholes

September 9, 2022

Local News

B.Y.O. utensils: Some Durango restaurants get creative to reduce waste

Businesses cut down on trash by asking customers to bring their own straws, spoons and cups

July 14, 2022

Local News

San Juan Mountains Association hosts events with ultrarunners Kilian Jornet, Dakota Jones

Conservation group will guide trail work in Silverton ahead of the Hardrock 100

July 12, 2022

Local News

Animas River water quality is improving in Durango, study shows

Upgrades to city’s treatment plant benefit aquatic life, recreation

May 31, 2022

Local News

Bulkheads caused the Gold King Mine spill. Could they also be part of the solution?

Remediation tool can limit acidic drainage, but experts must also understand the complicated hydrology

March 30, 2022

Local News

Passage of federal abandoned mine legislation likely faces uphill battle

Experts raise doubts over bill’s viability, but say it’s a step in the right direction

March 5, 2022