Environment

Crews look for a foothold to engage growing Burro Fire

Campers evacuated and hikers turned back as fire reaches 500 acres

Crews look for a foothold to engage growing Burro Fire

Campers evacuated and hikers turned back as fire reaches 500 acres

EPA finds place near Silverton to store Gold King Mine sludge

preferred option removes need to haul waste to Bondad landfill

Protesters march to uranium mill in White Mesa

avoids last year’s confrontation

Cortez, McPhee Reservoir host cleanup day

Projects held on Colorado Public Lands Day

Are the fish in Lake Nighthorse safe to eat?

will tell how mercury affects aquatic life

Colorado Public Lands Day to celebrate outdoor spaces

events, plus a party planned for Durango area

Conservation groups agree to stay sage grouse lawsuit

with Fish and Wildlife sets deadlines for recovery plan

BP released unknown amount of wastewater into creek near Bayfield

Company says leak was immediately isolated and contained

Colorado denies license for Paradox uranium mill

says Piñon Ridge plan threatens environment; company not giving up

EPA creates partnership to study long-term water quality

states and tribes to keep tabs on San Juan River watershed

Utah BLM sells oil and gas leases near Hovenweep

managers fear impacts of noise, lighting and pollution

Mesa Verde National Park prefers removal of ‘trespass horses’

Proposal includes 5-year capture plan and a last resort

How a Utah county turned closing a corral gate into felony charges

Durango couple set to stand trial in May

Oil and gas drilling could ramp up in Southwest Colorado

order more oil and gas lease sales; shorter protest period expected

Sen. Michael Bennet introduces bill to protect 61,000 acres in the San Juan Mountains

Fourteeners, Mount Sneffels and Wilson Peak, would gain protection

Photo: Trees are terrific

Trails closed for winter reopen around Durango

had been closed since Dec. 1 to protect winter habitat for wildlife

Southern Ute Indian Tribe to create sovereign water quality standards

approves application; public will be able to weigh in

Mesa Verde National Park prefers removal of ‘trespass horses’

Proposal includes five-year capture plan and a last resort

Local author Jonathan Thompson says Gold King spill fits into familiar narrative

Attitudes that turned blind-eye to mine pollution still exist

Photos: Children make wolf masks to celebrate Earth Day

Sunnyside says EPA is allowing wastewater to reach Animas River

Company contends agency not operating treatment plant at capacity

McPhee Reservoir boat ramp will open Saturday

The San Juan National Forest’s Dolores Ranger District will open the main McPhee boat ramp to motorized vessels on April…

Park Service report nixes humans’ role in climate change

Interior promised not to interfere with agency science

Court upholds flows for Dolores River

district lawsuit to block water rights to bolster habitat rejected

Community groups help Colorado counties participate in Superfund process

are best way to engage with the EPA, counties say

Former uranium mill tailings may pose health risks at homeless camp

and state officials disagree on requirements to open site

EPA pledges new plan on contaminant from non-stick coatings

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said in March it would hold a May summit with state officials. The session will…

Fort Lewis College students bring solar energy to Navajo Nation

installed at community gathering place