Environmental pollution

Local News

Nearly 50 mines around Silverton could be part of Superfund

proposal released ahead of town vote

February 19, 2016

Local News

Environmental Protection Agency inches closer to meeting Silverton demands

sent Friday proposes Superfund, vows community involvement

February 14, 2016

Local News

Time to update methane regs?

of four public hearings nationwide to be held Tuesday in Farmington

February 14, 2016

Local News

Uncertain future for Hesperus-area coal mine

will regulatory roadblocks do to King Coal II?

February 13, 2016

Local News

New methane rule has support in northern New Mexico

aspects of BLM’s proposed regulation taken from Colorado law

February 13, 2016

Local News

La Plata County production-related toxic waste minimal compared with San Juan County, N.M.

A truck pulls in to be loaded with coal on Jan. 21, 2014, at the King Coal Mine in Southwest…

February 8, 2016

Regional News

EPA: Mine spill dumped 880,000 pounds of metals in Animas

In this photograph from Aug. 12, 2015, water flows through a series of retention ponds set up after a spill…

February 6, 2016

Local News

Durangoans demand more Superfund involvement

Silverton still debating, downstream users call for listing

February 3, 2016

Regional News

Federal coal sales moratorium shakes Wyo. stronghold

The Belle Ayr Mine is near Gillette, a northeastern Wyoming coal town where the owner has filed for Chapter 11…

February 1, 2016

Local News

EPA blamed for delay on Superfund in Silverton

Attorney says March deadline ‘still in play’

January 26, 2016

Local News

Silverton cancels Thursday’s Superfund vote

officials say EPA wants larger designation than originally proposed

January 25, 2016

Local News

Silverton officials hold Superfund hearing Tuesday ahead of Thursday vote

Silverton officials may decide Thursday to send a letter to Gov. John Hickenlooper seeking Superfund status to help clean mine…

January 24, 2016

Local News

Habitat owners in Durango file suit over fish die-off

Fishes Wildlife Habitat blames oil and gas companies

January 23, 2016

Local News

State: U.S. 160 spill site poses no health risk

Oil-safety agency advises ‘corrective action’ taken

January 18, 2016

Local News

Civil complaint seeks cleanup of M&M Truck Stop site

The Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety has filed a civil action in district court demanding cleanup at the…

January 18, 2016

Regional News

New Mexico first to issue plans to sue EPA, Colorado over Gold King Mine spill

Gold King Mine’s adit, which is about 10 feet wide and 15 feet, is where a blowout occurred on Aug.…

January 14, 2016

Local News

Silverton officials expect to make January deadline for Superfund request

Officials must request hazardous cleanup program by Jan. 31

January 7, 2016

Local News

What’s to come in 2016?

A roundup of La Plata County issues and people to pay attention to this year

January 3, 2016

Nation & World

Italy confirms higher cancer, death rates from mob dumping

Babies, especially, affected by the waste

January 2, 2016

Local News

Environmentalists file intent to sue federal agencies over power plant

question keeping Four Corners Power Plant open for 25 more years

December 24, 2015

Local News

‘We’ve all lost’ in bet about climate change, says Durango man

forces skeptic to concede bet on warming temperatures

December 23, 2015

Local News

Southwest Colorado panel seeks to increase recycling as trash piles up

Council of county governments launching educational campaign

December 22, 2015

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

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