Environmental issue

Local News

La Plata County OKs draft agreement with EPA on mine spill remediation

on supporting Superfund postponed to January

December 22, 2015

Local News

EPA actions after Gold King Mine spill spur more questions

GOP members skeptical of integrity of agency’s investigation

December 21, 2015

Local News

La Plata County tests for elements not previously sampled at Gold King Mine

amounts of uranium detected in mine shaft, but far below typical levels

December 19, 2015

Local News

Moms deliver coal to Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman

Concerned with lawsuit challenging carbon pollution standards

December 16, 2015

Local News

Water monitoring plans may bring Four Corners together

Mexico, La Plata County discuss partnerships

December 16, 2015

Local News

D.C. lawmakers meet inside Colorado mine

First-ever congressional hearing held underground highlights Gold King spill

December 14, 2015

Local News

When it comes to Christmas trees, is real or fake the better environmental choice?

Studies show minimal difference in environmental impact, but debate rages on

December 10, 2015

Regional News

Interior secretary: No criminal acts in Gold King Mine spill

“I don’t believe there’s anything in there to suggest criminal activity,” Interior Secretary Sally Jewell told lawmakers on Capitol Hill…

December 9, 2015

Local News

Disagreement between Colorado and EPA over Gold King Mine spill lingers

Federal agency continues to insist that the state played a role

December 9, 2015

Local News

City of Durango dumps trashed out recycling sites

Recycling fees increasing in the new year

December 8, 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

Southwest Life

Dolores River film explores water conflicts common in West

Competing demands on waterway with only so much to give

December 2, 2015

Local News

Policy adviser at Colorado State University: Clean Power Plan will hit coal industry the hardest

Required reduction in carbon emissions will discourage future plants

December 2, 2015

Education

Fort Lewis College beats emissions-reduction goal

exceeds first benchmark of 20 percent reduction

December 1, 2015

Local News

Groups help restore Dolores River

The area had recently been cleared of non-native tamarisk and Russian knapweed. DRBA coordinated with BLM ecologists and the Tamarisk…

November 26, 2015

Local News

Governor Hickenlooper’s office prepared to assist in Silverton Superfund negotiations

Silverton officials unanimous vote to pursue listing draws praise from environmental groups

November 24, 2015

Local News

Mine tailings a longtime Silverton-Durango issue

“Ranchers and farmers who want to use water for irrigation in the lower valley have always attempted to force the…

November 17, 2015

Regional News

Drilling boom means more harmful waste spills to come

Five years ago, a broken pipe soaked the land with as much as 420,000 gallons of wastewater, a salty drilling…

November 15, 2015

Local News

Metal sediment unlikely to dissolve

professors plan research on effects on plants

November 14, 2015

Regional News

Nevada neighborhood first to feel sting of sage-grouse rules

Plans to acquire this parcel of U.S. Bureau of Land Management Land in the foreground in Washoe County, Nev., for…

November 14, 2015

Regional News

Link between Navajo suicides, mine spill not clear

Tribe’s vice president skeptical waste release led to the deaths

November 14, 2015

Local News

Lawmakers question EPA reports that reference Colorado agency’s involvement with Gold King spill

officials contradict account

November 14, 2015

Local News

Colorado disputes key part of EPA Gold King Mine report

officials did not sign off on plan, according to letter

November 12, 2015

Local News

Local officials to tour Superfund sites around Colorado

aim to better understand federal cleanup designation

November 10, 2015