Global warming

Local News

First bear of season is sighted north of Bayfield

spotting is ‘unusual, but not unheard of,’ according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife

March 5, 2020

Local News

Edgemont Ranch subdivision cited for not meeting water-quality standards

600 homes northeast of Durango receive water from metro district

January 9, 2020

Local News

New methane regulations lauded by Durango-area leaders, environmentalists

Colorado rules aim to cut greenhouse gas releases

December 20, 2019

Local News

Climate change taking toll on mountain towns

Lewis College professor says certain steps can make a difference regionally

November 13, 2019

Local First

Setting goals is a positive first step

This famous quote coined by Zig Ziglar was taken to heart by the city of Durango at its Aug. 20…

September 7, 2019

Local News

Durango sets goals for renewable energy, greenhouse gas emissions

Council wants city to run on 100% renewable electricity by 2050

August 28, 2019

Local News

More electric vehicles suited for Southwest Colorado expected to hit market

rule could improve options for car buyers

August 20, 2019

Local News

Fort Lewis College professor tapped for UN study about climate change

Steltzer to research how less snowfall affects mountain ecosystems

April 22, 2019

Local News

Rooftop solar helping reach ambitious state, regional energy goals

than 100 renewable systems added every year to LPEA

March 29, 2019

Regional News

International ski chief urged to quit over climate comment

Gian Franco Kasper, president of the International Ski Federationdu1-i-syn The climate advocacy group Protect Our Winters sent an open letter…

February 10, 2019

Regional News

Western voters care more about climate than ‘energy dominance’

survey reveals a leap in support of conservation policies

February 10, 2019

Local News

What is Durango doing to prepare for climate change?

city has a list of 181 actions to help address a warming planet

January 1, 2019

Southwest Life

Climate change hitting Southwest, national reports says

Declining snowpack raises wildfire threat

December 16, 2018

Local News

City holds open house to examine climate change

Durango collects ideas to build resilience against global warming

December 12, 2018

Local News

Have electric vehicles caught up to the Durango lifestyle?

their mileage range expands, so does access to recreational opportunities

November 16, 2018

Nation & World

Science says: Jack Frost nipping at your nose ever later

Changing freeze cycles signal climate change, with good and bad consequences

October 29, 2017

Local News

City Council mandates commitment to address climate change

Compact of Colorado Communities resolution passes unanimously

October 29, 2017

Nation & World

EPA keeps scientists from speaking about report on climate

A windsurfer and people aboard a sailboat enjoy the strong winds of Narragansett Bay off the coast of Newport, R.I.…

October 23, 2017

Nation & World

Trump administration to terminate Obama’s climate plan

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, talks to a reporter after speaking at Whayne Supply in Hazard, Ky, on Monday. Pruitt says…

October 9, 2017

Nation & World

Draft U.S. report says extreme storms driven by climate change

activities behind warming, report concludes

August 8, 2017

Food

How much does giving up beef help the planet?

A cow/calf pair in Rock County, Neb.Bill Wolf/Associated Press file Estimates vary, but something in the neighborhood of 30 percent…

July 24, 2017

Nation & World

UN climate talks begin amid uncertainty over US position

Giant machines dig for brown coal at the open-cast mining Garzweiler in front of a smoking power plant near the…

May 8, 2017

Local News

Former EPA employees protest Trump’s EPA nominee

Pruitt’s history of litigation, denial of climate change cause concern

January 17, 2017

Nation & World

Trump studies withdraw from global warming pact

President-elect: ‘Nobody really knows’ if climate change is real

December 11, 2016