Pollution

Local News

State recycling program presents upsides, raises questions for Phoenix Recycling

Founder shares concerns, highlights benefits of Producer Responsibility plan

May 1, 2026

Local News

Program could reduce or eliminate residents’ recycling fees in Durango and across Colorado

places responsibility for packaging materials on producers

April 22, 2026

Local News

Residents say Durango must not renege on greenhouse gas goals

demand action, accountability from city

December 27, 2025

New Mexico

New Mexico officials to hold update on San Juan generating station cleanup

pollution cleanup plan delayed until November

October 6, 2025

New Mexico

New Mexico’s billion-dollar oil field orphans

report says abandoned oil infrastructure could cost the state up to $1.6 billion in coming years

September 16, 2025

Local News

Bennet introduces bipartisan carbon dioxide removal tax credit bill

Reimbursements could be issued for direct and indirect capture methods

November 21, 2024

Associated Press

‘We were expendable’: Downwinders from world’s 1st atomic test are on a mission to tell their story

Downwinder Paul Pino heads through the SALA Event Center toward the screening of "First We Bombed New Mexico" during the…

August 24, 2024

Local News

La Plata County settles litigation with state over Bayfield landfill

Commissioners concerned over the financial commitment

December 20, 2023

Local News

New Durango code amendments target ‘stream pollution’

Ordinance restricts sleeping, camping and pollution near public waterways

September 29, 2023

Local News

Colorado attorney general meets with stakeholders in Durango on Gold King Mine settlement spending

was to explore how best to leverage funds

May 18, 2023

Local News

La Plata County approves new gas and oil regulations

Two-year process concluded Wednesday with unanimous approval of Chapter 90

April 26, 2023

Regional News

EPA blames Utah for Colorado ozone pollution

Federal agency won’t approve Utah’s clean air plans until they stop violating “good neighbor” rules

March 8, 2023

Business

Troubled operator K.P. Kauffman violated state order to stop selling its oil and gas

says it must sell oil and gas or its 1,200 wells may end up orphaned

February 28, 2023

Local News

Can La Plata County residents agree to disagree, without being disagreeable?

Valentine’s Day, we asked leaders from differing perspectives to come together in the name of cordiality

February 15, 2023

Local News

Free reusable bags available at various locations in Durango

Revenue collected from plastic and paper bag fees to fund waste-reduction efforts

February 7, 2023

Local News

What was the social impact of Gold King?

Environmentally, the spill was negligible. But seeing a mustard-yellow river spurred action to clean up mines

January 8, 2023

Local News

Durango-area subdivision couldn’t be more proud of its wastewater discharge

Housing development has a state-of-the-art $8.6 million sewage system out of Austria

December 11, 2022

Local News

Seeping sewage torments Lightner Creek Mobile Home Park

Wastewater lagoon discharges 10,000 gallons per day into namesake creek

October 24, 2022

Regional News

‘Reach up and touch the stars:’ The dark is starting to shine through Colorado’s astrotourism

Fork Valley Conservancy starts ambitious project to transform park into a nocturnal classroom

August 15, 2022

Regional News

Microplastics are seemingly everywhere – including Colorado’s snowpack

Samples find growing rate of shredded plastic fibers

August 1, 2022

Regional News

Colorado attorney general vows to protect abortion access, gun laws

Weiser calls U.S. Supreme Court term ‘adventuresome,’ ‘aggressive’ and ‘destabilizing’

July 11, 2022

Southwest Life

Could prescribed burns curb the health impacts of wildfires?

Controlled fire seen as a tool to mitigate some of the harm, report says

June 23, 2022

Local News

Smoke, dust darken Durango skies

burning in Arizona linked to Monday’s haze in Southwest Colorado

June 14, 2022

Regional News

Hamburger helper: Beef fat may be coming to help fuel a fancy jet near you

Tallow-based fuel is advertised to cut carbon output of jet flights by 25%

April 20, 2022