Global warming

Business

How the first ‘carbon-positive’ hotel in the U.S. is handling a dead tree problem

hotel designed to resemble aspen tree

October 23, 2024

Local News

Citizen scientists relaunch pika project in Southwest Colorado

Durango student breathes new life into PikaNet, which monitors climate-sensitive species

September 4, 2024

Local News

Inspired engagement and harsh realities at inaugural Four Corners Climate Summit

A broad range of speakers and artists presented at the event, hosted by Fort Lewis College

April 27, 2024

Local News

Fort Lewis College hosts inaugural Four Corners Climate Summit

event will occur Saturday at the Student Union Ballroom

April 23, 2024

Local News

Tri-State announces early closures of coal plants

Plata Electric pushes back, saying it should decide its own future

December 7, 2023

Regional News

New EPA methane emissions rules celebrated by some, cause concern for others

rules will limit leaks from over 20,000 oil and gas wells in the Four Corners

December 5, 2023

Gulliford's Travels

The Columbia Icefield: Dispatch from a warming world

Canada has numerous remote glacial lakes, but the largest is Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta, which is accessible…

October 11, 2023

Regional News

Amid climate change, Colorado mountain towns are warming with rest of the planet

elevations still provide some reprieve, but fingerprints of rising temperatures still present

July 28, 2023

Local News

La Plata County climate activists work to empower residents

of Women Voters pack room for ‘2040’ film

February 10, 2023

Local News

Federal court: U.S. must consider climate impacts of drilling in Greater Chaco region

administration lost in its defense of 199 permits approved under Obama, Trump

February 3, 2023

Regional News

As Colorado warms, snow arrives later and melts earlier; soils, rivers and reservoirs face changes

six months of 2021 were hottest in state recorded history

February 7, 2022

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

Should methane rules extend to older wells?

U.S. Sens. Bennet, Hickenlooper seek to extend Obama-era protections to orphaned and abandoned sites

October 1, 2021

New Mexico

New Mexico engages with Biden’s energy secretary on methane rules

Heat-trapping gas blamed for 30-50% of rising global temperatures

August 26, 2021

Local News

Roundtable seeks consensus, productive conversation about environmental issues

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet plans to use feedback to craft future legislation

March 4, 2021

Local News

Rep. Lauren Boebert’s first bill aims to block re-entry into Paris Climate Agreement

member says ‘America shouldn’t spend a penny’ on international accord

January 22, 2021

Southwest Life

How did the warm fall impact the natural world?

Weather affects river levels, animal behavior, bird migrations, plant life

December 22, 2020

Food

Study: Fix to food climate problem doesn’t require veganism

Researchers looked at five types of broad fixes to the food system and calculated how much they fight warming. They…

November 9, 2020

Southwest Life

Tough to be a tree: Southwest Colorado’s forests are stressed

Drought, wildfire, bark beetles pose collective long-term threat

November 5, 2020

Local News

Durango School District 9-R finds policy violations in climate change rally that turned nasty

of school property, distribution of flyers deemed improper

October 13, 2020

New Mexico

With federal regulations rolled back, New Mexico forges ahead to curb methane

releases draft version of rules July 20, aims for adoption in early 2021

August 17, 2020

Local News

BLM issues lease for coal mine expansion in La Plata County

Federal agency accepts company’s $3.4 million bid

June 13, 2020

Local News

Southwest Colorado’s ‘mega-drought’ raises wildfire concerns

officials request restrictions to lower threat

May 8, 2020

Local News

Leader of state Energy Office touts clean power in Durango

2019 legislation moves the ball on renewables, Toor says

March 11, 2020