Environment

Superfund management team lays out plans for 2016
Local News

Superfund management team lays out plans for 2016

April 28, 2016

Mining-related sites along Mineral Creek, Cement Creek and the Upper Animas River are to be included in the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund site.Durango Herald file “Next month, we could…

Are bear resistant cans working?
Local News

Are bear resistant cans working?

April 28, 2016

Bryan Peterson, executive director of the nonprofit BearSmart, said some of Durango’s local, food-conditioned bears have learned how to break into the certified bear-resistant cans – a disturbing sign of…

Clean power debate flares up in Capitol
Regional News

Clean power debate flares up in Capitol

March 29, 2016

Republicans say it’s a waste of money to try to comply with the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, which regulates carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. That plan is on…

Pine cones, snowpack show nothing’s average in Durango
Action Line

Pine cones, snowpack show nothing’s average in Durango

March 21, 2016

As a longtime Southwest Colorado resident, you know that Mother Nature doesn’t “tell” us anything. Mother Nature shouts hysterically. She has these unpredictable, violent outbursts that frighten people. In other…