Environment

Regional News

EPA: Mine spill dumped 880,000 pounds of metals in Animas

In this photograph from Aug. 12, 2015, water flows through a series of retention ponds set up after a spill…

February 6, 2016

Local News

Lake Nighthorse assessment available soon for comment

Document addresses recreational activities

February 6, 2016

Local News

Durangoans demand more Superfund involvement

Silverton still debating, downstream users call for listing

February 3, 2016

Regional News

Federal coal sales moratorium shakes Wyo. stronghold

The Belle Ayr Mine is near Gillette, a northeastern Wyoming coal town where the owner has filed for Chapter 11…

February 1, 2016

Local News

Durango may move forward with Superfund support letter

Durango wants voice heard on mine cleanup

January 29, 2016

Local News

Gold King Mine spill legislation drowns in Colorado Legislature

Measure sought to make it easier to sue federal government

January 27, 2016

Local News

EPA blamed for delay on Superfund in Silverton

Attorney says March deadline ‘still in play’

January 26, 2016

Local News

La Plata County commissioners hear report on gas impacts to Florida Mesa property

Hydrologist discounts study’s validity

January 26, 2016

Local News

Silverton cancels Thursday’s Superfund vote

officials say EPA wants larger designation than originally proposed

January 25, 2016

Local News

Silverton officials hold Superfund hearing Tuesday ahead of Thursday vote

Silverton officials may decide Thursday to send a letter to Gov. John Hickenlooper seeking Superfund status to help clean mine…

January 24, 2016

Nation & World

Was 2015 a record wildfire year?

Dispute fans a debate over U.S. forests

January 24, 2016

Local News

Habitat owners in Durango file suit over fish die-off

Fishes Wildlife Habitat blames oil and gas companies

January 23, 2016

Local News

Senate fails to overturn presidential veto of water rule resolution

Colorado senator vows to continue fight

January 21, 2016

Local News

Durango supports Silverton Superfund designation

Silverton officials expected to make decision in January

January 19, 2016

Business

Buyer beware: Solar power may be missing key ingredient

The Vermont attorney general’s office issued a warning letter to solar industry businesses in December 2015 saying some could face…

January 19, 2016

Local News

State: U.S. 160 spill site poses no health risk

Oil-safety agency advises ‘corrective action’ taken

January 18, 2016

Local News

Civil complaint seeks cleanup of M&M Truck Stop site

The Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety has filed a civil action in district court demanding cleanup at the…

January 18, 2016

Regional News

Suspicion over federal wolf plan spreads to Colorado, Utah

A Mexican gray wolf leaves cover at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro County, N.M. Suspicion over federal plans to…

January 17, 2016

Nation & World

Life revolves around lead fears in Flint, Michigan

2 years since clean water flowed

January 16, 2016

Local News

Group says collusion apparent in Village at Wolf Creek development project

Documents suggest Forest Service concealed and deleted information, allowed undue influence

January 16, 2016

Local News

City, La Plata County officials discuss updating emissions data

Councilors review sustainability plans

January 15, 2016

Regional News

New Mexico first to issue plans to sue EPA, Colorado over Gold King Mine spill

Gold King Mine’s adit, which is about 10 feet wide and 15 feet, is where a blowout occurred on Aug.…

January 14, 2016

Local News

Gov. John Hickenlooper says Colorado must address abandoned mine issues

of State speech addresses Gold King Mine spill, housing shortage

January 14, 2016

Regional News

Researchers: Small Colorado glacier could melt in 20 years

A severe drought and high temperatures in the early 2000s caused a rapid loss of ice from Arikaree Glacier and…

January 12, 2016

Local News

After a delay for Gold King Mine spill, Bill Simon, co-founder of the Animas River Stakeholders Group, finally enjoying retirement

“There’s enough people that know my phone number to get in touch with me when something goes wrong with the…

January 10, 2016

Local News

Silverton officials expect to make January deadline for Superfund request

Officials must request hazardous cleanup program by Jan. 31

January 7, 2016

Local News

What’s to come in 2016?

A roundup of La Plata County issues and people to pay attention to this year

January 3, 2016

Nation & World

Italy confirms higher cancer, death rates from mob dumping

Babies, especially, affected by the waste

January 2, 2016

Local News

Tax break could encourage land conservation, La Plata County group says

Congress makes permanent incentives for easements

December 30, 2015

Local News

Legacy of old Bayfield landfill plagues county

Plata County commissioners debate groundwater with state officials

December 28, 2015