Local News
EPA stops White Mesa mill from receiving toxic waste from uranium sites
Mountain Utes say company might be polluting well water
Environment
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
Local News
A Colorado family tried to save their cattle ranch by betting big on rare birds. It’s paying off.
getting the folks at Audubon to certify the ranch as bird-friendly, to selling carbon sequestration credits for the tall grass, the May Ranch near Lamar is modernizing stewardship.
Local News
Group with diverse interests comes together for first-of-its kind dust-on-snow workshop
than 80 scientists, water and land managers, Indigenous leaders and ranchers discuss snowpack issues
Southwest Life
As visitor pressure rises, public land managers face new challenges
Education, partnerships are vital tools for handling recreation growth in Southwest Colorado
New Mexico
New Mexico’s draft plan for hydrogen a non-starter for environmentalists
Proposal promotes a fuel that may cause more harm than it’s worth to produce
Local News
Durango is a top recycler, but Colorado lags
recycled and composted only 15.3% of its waste in 2020
Regional News
KC Becker, former Colorado House speaker, appointed to lead regional EPA office
Democrat was a prime sponsor of Senate Bill 181 in 2019, a measure that rewrote Colorado’s oil and gas regulations
The Durango Herald
Durango nonprofit helps build mapping tool to visualize climate, biodiversity of public lands
Program was created for policymakers, but can also inform local conservation efforts
Local News
Natural gas company inches closer to exploring Mancos Shale formation in La Plata County
wells in northwestern New Mexico are highest producing in 20 years for San Juan Basin
Local News
Data gaps in Southwest Colorado limit what we know about local climate change
of radar and spotty ground monitoring make long-term forecasting difficult
Local News
Table to Farm Compost set to launch Southwest Colorado’s first commercial composting operation
Facility will increase production as demand for recycling organic matter grows
Local News
Technology is reshaping how we interact with wildlife
Doorbell and trail cameras have boosted wildlife sightings. Does that help or hurt our relationship to animals?
Local News
Colorado Parks and Wildlife asks residents to put away yard hazards
deer can tangle themselves in hammocks and holiday decorations during rutting season
Local News
With end of daylight saving, wildlife and highway officials remind drivers to be aware
Earlier nightfall increases risk of animal-vehicle collisions
Southwest Life
In Colorado, wildlife disease is the next frontier of climate change
temperatures, limited surveillance could make illnesses harder to control
Local News
U.S. Forest Service signals approval for Purgatory Resort expansion
area wants to install a new quad lift, provide more beginner trails
Local News
Durango company expands manufacturing of recycled low-cost wood building materials with state grant
Age Systems Inc. hopes to address wildfire mitigation efforts, economic development and affordable housing with new facility
Local News
Durango Fire Protection District gets rid of toxic foam
Substance will be replaced with a safer alternative
Local News
Durango code change snubs fossil fuels, ushers in electric vehicle chargers
stations, car dealerships and auto repair no longer allowed to develop downtown
Local News
‘Trouble in the Air’ report identifies 62 elevated ozone days last year in Durango
Environment Colorado used EPA data to map pollution
Regional News
Colorado may have more sites with dangerous ‘forever chemicals’ than any other
A new analysis of an EPA database shows demand for PFAS in fracking and other industries puts Front Range at the top of the contamination list.
Local News
Monarch Pass could serve as a new model for wildfire mitigation in treacherous areas
90% of the tall spruce in the area have been killed by beetles
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
Local News
In high-risk Southwest Colorado, fire chiefs point to wildfire areas of concern
Interactive maps help residents see address-by-address where mitigation is needed
Regional News
Northwest Colorado wild horse roundup ends with 70% of the herd removed
100 fewer horses than expected were rounded up via helicopter after national outcry, plea from governor
Local News
Residents gather to save cottonwood tree slated for removal in north Durango
Protesters take issue with city’s cost estimate re-routing trail around tree
Local News
Bennet says legislation could help fund fire mitigation efforts in Durango
Senator discusses potential benefit of Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act for Southwest Colorado
New Mexico
New Mexico engages with Biden’s energy secretary on methane rules
Heat-trapping gas blamed for 30-50% of rising global temperatures
Local News
Hanging Lake Trail will take a long time to rebuild
was untouched by debris flows and the Forest Service hopes to rebuild a more sustainable path