Environmental issue

Local News

San Juan Generating Station requests extension to keep burning coal

in converting to solar blamed on supply chain issues

February 19, 2022

Local News

San Juan National Forest’s Wood for Life program uses forest health projects to help communities

Dolores Ranger District delivers first load of firewood to the Chinle Chapter House of the Navajo Nation

February 13, 2022

Local News

What is the ‘water year’ in Colorado, and why should we care?

Initiative encourages Coloradans to take a more active role in conservation and management

February 10, 2022

Local News

New legislation would address abandoned mine pollution in Southwest Colorado

Conservation groups, nonprofits and local governments could finally join remediation efforts

February 4, 2022

Local News

New climate normals show drier, hotter Southwest Colorado

decade scientists with NOAA update temperature and precipitation averages across the U.S.

February 3, 2022

Local News

What role can bison play in the future of sustainable ranching?

Operation in Hesperus models regenerative agriculture to guide a new generation of ranchers

January 29, 2022

Local News

$90 million settlement reached to pay for mine cleanup near Silverton

helps resolve liability issues around 2015 Gold King Mine spill

January 22, 2022

Local News

Water tracks better than last year as managers debate conservation measures

is considering a program to reduce consumption, but Southwest Colorado has yet to weigh in

January 20, 2022

Local News

Documentary focuses on biologists’ effort to save San Juan cutthroat trout after 416 Fire

‘The Fish & the Flame’ shows government agencies working with private land owners to save fish

January 9, 2022

Local News

Conservation partners target 300,000 acres in Southwest Colorado

Mountain Restoration Initiative unites wildlife protection with wildfire mitigation

December 24, 2021

Local News

New rules to curb oil and gas emissions across Colorado

stringent leak detection, pollution regulations will help state meet air quality, climate change goals

December 20, 2021

Local News

Judge ends ‘Village at Wolf Creek’ land exchange

battle looms over road that would access 300 acres owned by proposed developers

December 17, 2021

Local News

Owner of mine to pay $1.6 million in settlement for Gold King blowout

will go toward restoration projects in areas damaged by spill

December 13, 2021

Local News

EPA stops White Mesa mill from receiving toxic waste from uranium sites

Mountain Utes say company might be polluting well water

December 13, 2021

Local News

Can you see climate change? Mapping tools turn millions of data points into visual representations

Scientists use maps and graphs to help analyze data and visualize impacts

December 13, 2021

Local News

Group with diverse interests comes together for first-of-its kind dust-on-snow workshop

than 80 scientists, water and land managers, Indigenous leaders and ranchers discuss snowpack issues

December 4, 2021

Southwest Life

As visitor pressure rises, public land managers face new challenges

Education, partnerships are vital tools for handling recreation growth in Southwest Colorado

December 2, 2021

Local News

Durango is a top recycler, but Colorado lags

recycled and composted only 15.3% of its waste in 2020

November 23, 2021

The Durango Herald

Durango nonprofit helps build mapping tool to visualize climate, biodiversity of public lands

Program was created for policymakers, but can also inform local conservation efforts

November 20, 2021

Local News

Natural gas company inches closer to exploring Mancos Shale formation in La Plata County

wells in northwestern New Mexico are highest producing in 20 years for San Juan Basin

November 17, 2021

Local News

Data gaps in Southwest Colorado limit what we know about local climate change

of radar and spotty ground monitoring make long-term forecasting difficult

November 15, 2021

Local News

Technology is reshaping how we interact with wildlife

Doorbell and trail cameras have boosted wildlife sightings. Does that help or hurt our relationship to animals?

November 11, 2021

Southwest Life

In Colorado, wildlife disease is the next frontier of climate change

temperatures, limited surveillance could make illnesses harder to control

November 4, 2021

Local News

Durango Fire Protection District gets rid of toxic foam

Substance will be replaced with a safer alternative

October 28, 2021