Environment

Rules cut methane pollution across Colorado
Thinking Green

Rules cut methane pollution across Colorado

January 18, 2026

Methane, the principal component of natural gas, is a potent greenhouse gas pollutant that traps heat in the atmosphere more than 80 times as much as carbon dioxide. Hence the…

Senate advances Colorado landscape protections
Southwest Life

Senate advances Colorado landscape protections

December 20, 2025

These include areas across some of the highest realms of the San Juan Mountains surrounding Ice Lake Basin and the Sneffels Range near Ouray, along with the Ponderosa Gorge and…

Photos: River pickup
Local News

Photos: River pickup

October 23, 2025

Maggie Leonhart, 11, drops a paper plate into a garbage bag that Elouise Duthie, 10, holds as children from the Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County pick up…

Southwest Colorado targeted for coal mining
Thinking Green

Southwest Colorado targeted for coal mining

October 19, 2025

The U.S. Department of Interior on Sept. 29 unveiled its plans to resuscitate the coal industry by opening up additional lands for coal mining. Congress passed its big budget bill…