Environmental issue

Local News

Next water manager up against drought, climate change

head must adapt to new environmental realities

April 5, 2019

Local News

Durango man to stand trial for allegedly trying to kill cattle in Utah

Franklin faces up to six years in jail

March 26, 2019

Local News

Solar power comes to Ute Mountain Tribe

$2 million project will lower electricity bills for Towaoc residents

March 17, 2019

Local News

Winter weather forces closure of Gold King Mine treatment plant

Facility built to resist cold, but snowfall and avalanches become problematic

March 15, 2019

Local News

What are the ultimate goals for Superfund cleanup around Silverton?

hopes to improve water quality in Animas River below Silverton

March 13, 2019

Local News

Sunnyside Gold says EPA should be recused from leading Silverton Superfund cleanup

company says federal agency has a conflict of interest

February 25, 2019

Local News

BLM releases report on special management areas

ACECs are not well-known to the public, said Steven Hall, BLM communication director, and are mainly a management tool to…

February 22, 2019

Local News

Homes in La Plata County have 50-50 chance for unsafe levels of radon

officials try to make it easy for residents to test homes

February 6, 2019

Pine River Times news

Homes in La Plata County have 50-50 chance for unsafe levels of radon

officials try to make it easy for residents to test homes

February 6, 2019

Southwest Life

Annual count finds fewer birds, but reasons why still up in the air

Drought, 416 Fire looked at as possible explanations

January 31, 2019

Local News

WATCH: Baby bear burned in 416 Fire reintroduced to wilderness

Colorado Parks and Wildlife posts video showing process of reintroducing cubs

January 30, 2019

Local News

Citizens group for Superfund site to meet Thursday for first time

Members will provide direct input to EPA about cleanup activities

January 28, 2019

Local News

San Juan Mountains protection bill gets another chance

Bennet, Neguse plan to introduce broad public lands bill Monday

January 25, 2019

Outdoors

Have an opinion on hunting or wildlife? Now’s your chance

Colorado Parks and Wildlife begins restructuring hunting season

January 18, 2019

Southwest Life

As beetle kill spreads, will the drive from Durango to Silverton resemble Wolf Creek Pass?

survey reveals expanding areas of dead trees

January 17, 2019

Local News

Home sales to require septic inspections in La Plata and Archuleta counties

Regulations expected to protect ground water

December 23, 2018

Southwest Life

Climate change hitting Southwest, national reports says

Declining snowpack raises wildfire threat

December 16, 2018

Local News

After die-off, Animas River restocked with fish

Colorado Parks and Wildlife releases 1,500 rainbow trout after 416 Fire floods

December 14, 2018

Southwest Life

Can wild bighorns, domestic sheep coexist in Weminuche Wilderness?

Service says it needs more data before making final decision on grazing

December 13, 2018

Local News

Gardner, Tipton introduce mine-cleanup bill

Legislation is latest attempt to pass ‘good Samaritan’ law

December 6, 2018

Local News

EPA: Gold King Mine spill had no immediate, long-term impacts

confirms other organizations’ findings

December 4, 2018

Southwest Life

Crow Canyon’s pueblo farming project cited in carbon cycle report

Project about sustainability of Hopi methods examined

December 3, 2018

Local News

New director wants to bridge gap between community and land conservancy

Patrick Barker says open space preservation benefits many

December 3, 2018

Local News

Animas High students all in on metal straws

video of sea turtle has high schoolers looking to minimize use of plastic

December 2, 2018