They have amazing passion to help young people become better adults and use the sport of wrestling as the platform. These two put as much, if not more, effort into…
Santa Rita could really be an amazing community asset but it’s dominated by a stinking waste of precious acreage. Meanwhile, we will soon be asked to ante up for an…
An editorial in the Herald (Aug. 30) even included “Mother Nature” among the spill culprits. The EPA, Washington and even Mother Nature are convenient, easy targets for what is too…
Even before the spill, tourists were expressing strong displeasure with the increase in panhandling transients. The Gold King Mine spill now adds another challenge to repairing a damaged brand.” The…
The EPA is working trying to establish a Superfund site in a small mountain mining town that has become a tourist destination. It has run into roadblocks from the community…
Coal-burning power plants have been spewing mercury and other pollutants for many years. Although they are now allowed to emit less – some may continue into 2041 (and beyond?). In…
He also praised the EPA for apologizing for the spill. Perhaps praise should come after the EPA actually does something to clean up the mess that was created, not before.…
As an individual, I have no influence over the national press or The Durango Herald. But coming from this individual hear this: from this day forward The Durango Herald will…
Stills’ and the mayor’s comments, and director of San Juan Citizen’s alliance Dan Olson’s observations seem to have been the only comments of the evening that didn’t hem and haw…
Please don’t spoil the excitement by shoving it down our throats before summer has even ended. Don’t be in such a rush. Joanne Graves Bayfield
Taxpayers have lost $30 billion in revenues because BLM has failed to charge fair-market value for our publicly owned coal, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.…
The cell phone or tablet or computer on which you may be reading The Durango Herald right now required mountains to be destroyed and moved for their rare earth metals.…
Her article said nothing to make her look good – it was genuinely aimed at educating readers about the purpose of the living trust and the offer of services by…
The district, which encompasses the drainages from Pagosa Springs to Naturita, recognizes that metal-loading from abandoned and inactive mines has been one of the most significant regional water quality issues…
We are some of the Silverton residents who are in support of cleaning up our waters and past mining areas by using EPA’s CERCLA (Superfund) or another entity at the…
Currently, the methane released into the atmosphere by oil and gas operations each year is enough to heat nearly 6 million homes each winter. To put that in perspective, there…
After the Japanese finally surrendered, the younger brother spent two years on several islands getting Japanese soldiers out of the jungles and caves who did not know the war was…
What disturbed me the most is that the Herald published this piece as a “news” story. This was nothing but an editorial on the state of social media in La…
The BP Deepwater Horizon incident was completely self-inflicted in a rush to maximize profits at the expense of the environment. It was even more poorly planned and executed. The result…
In 1994, the EPA attempted to list the draining mines under Superfund, and had not Silverton resisted, our current crises could have been avoided. Superfund, which has the resources, has…
I would like to suggest another alternative. The city should consider purchasing the glider air park or similar property just north of the city and moving the recreational facilities from…
Federal officials say initial tests on sediments collected downstream show no risk to people using Colorado’s Animas River, yet concentrations of metals, including lead, thallium, silver and antimony, had increased.…
“The liberty secured by the Constitution of the United States to every person within its jurisdiction does not import an absolute right in each person to be, at all times…
As stated by the EPA’s superiors, a comprehensive report will be provided of what went wrong and what to do next. Yet, at the same time, hundreds of privately owned…
First, EPA should not be permitted to leave the river as is. Sediments will continue to be laden with heavy metals, to be stirred up anew whenever there is intense…
At eight weeks, all their parts are formed. At 20 weeks it is known that pain is felt. The videos that were released by the Center for Medical Progress documenting…
