Local News
In Durango visit, Hickenlooper calls for rent and eviction protections at national level
Senator tours mobile home parks, 9-R school district bus barn
Environment
Regional News
With CORE Act stalled, supporters want Biden to use executive action
lands bill has been unable to advance past the Senate for years because of Republican opposition
Local News
Colorado grant will provide fire mitigation, learning opportunity around Edgemont Highlands
Southwest Conservation Corps will create defensible space in subdivision
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
Local News
Bureau of Reclamation to receive $4 billion to combat drought in Colorado River Basin
Funding will incentivize water-reduction efforts
Regional News
Colorado Democrats, environmental groups cheer Senate passage of ‘historic’ climate bill
$369 billion package is a scaled-down version of a $2.2 trillion proposal
Local News
Colorado senators express hope for action with climate bill
‘This is a negotiation to try and save our planet’ says Sen. Hickenlooper
Local News
Rattlesnake activity picked up slightly sooner than usual in Durango area
Venomous bites should prompt fast trip to nearest hospital
Regional News
Microplastics are seemingly everywhere – including Colorado’s snowpack
Samples find growing rate of shredded plastic fibers
Regional News
Forest Service halts new Keystone chairlift after resort mistakenly builds road in protected tundra
Resorts has apologized for the mistake
Local News
$12 million wildlife crossing completed on U.S. Highway 160
Massive overpass expected to reduce animal-vehicle collisions by 85%
Local News
Xeriscaping trend keeps growing in Durango
shortages make grass-reduced landscaping more appealing
Regional News
As CORE Act stalls, supporters hope land legislation will become law someday
a decade of work on bill, its fate may depend on climate in Congress
Southwest Life
Southwest Colorado a playground for research scientists
Landscape diversity invites study of desert groundwater, alpine permafrost and prehistoric wildfires
Local News
B.Y.O. utensils: Some Durango restaurants get creative to reduce waste
Businesses cut down on trash by asking customers to bring their own straws, spoons and cups
Local News
San Juan Mountains Association hosts events with ultrarunners Kilian Jornet, Dakota Jones
Conservation group will guide trail work in Silverton ahead of the Hardrock 100
Regional News
Colorado attorney general vows to protect abortion access, gun laws
Weiser calls U.S. Supreme Court term ‘adventuresome,’ ‘aggressive’ and ‘destabilizing’
Regional News
A San Luis Valley farm stops growing food to save a shrinking water supply
Proposed conservation deal on 1,800 acres might be first of its kind in the country
Local News
After U.S. Supreme Court decision, some Colorado leaders see urgency in addressing climate change
Federal, state action needed to implement policies
Local News
Baby elk caught behind fence prompts little action south of Durango
Wildlife officials say leaving animals like the one on County Road 220 alone is often best option
Local News
How citizen scientists are testing our streams and rivers for contamination
Mountain Studies Institute, Fort Lewis College partner to measure E. coli in San Juan National Forest’s waterways
Southwest Life
Agencies map weeds to tackle roots of the problem
Plata County, San Juan National Forest turn to GIS to slow the spread
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
Regional News
Five tribes sign agreement to preserve Bears Ears National Monument
Agreement means tribes and BLM will work together to determine land use and long-term goals
Regional News
Colorado readies e-bike program with $12 million in new funding
officials want to make sure shops have stock
Local News
Smoke, dust darken Durango skies
burning in Arizona linked to Monday’s haze in Southwest Colorado
Local News
State officials host climate workshop in Durango
Community members share concerns and identify needs for action
Local News
Durango adopts new plan to guide sustainability efforts
introduces ‘green’ grants and business certification programs
Local News
Colorado wolf attacks continue; rancher fights for compensation, and hazing fails
rancher says he’s lost three calves. He’s tried wild burros, fox lights, flags and cracker shells
Local News
Animas River water quality is improving in Durango, study shows
Upgrades to city’s treatment plant benefit aquatic life, recreation