Local News
Gov. John Hickenlooper says Colorado must address abandoned mine issues
of State speech addresses Gold King Mine spill, housing shortage
Environment
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 from permafrost under the alpine tundra, said Mark Williams, a…
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 river,” Simon said. He immediately left the office in his…
Local News
Silverton officials expect to make January deadline for Superfund request
Officials must request hazardous cleanup program by Jan. 31
Local News
What’s to come in 2016?
A roundup of La Plata County issues and people to pay attention to this year
Nation & World
Italy confirms higher cancer, death rates from mob dumping
Babies, especially, affected by the waste
Local News
Tax break could encourage land conservation, La Plata County group says
Congress makes permanent incentives for easements
Local News
Legacy of old Bayfield landfill plagues county
Plata County commissioners debate groundwater with state officials
Local News
University of Colorado scientists say reservoir evaporation a concern
says conservation efforts must include reducing water loss
Nation & World
EPA wants toxic Nevada mine on Superfund list
Peggy Pauly, a minister’s wife from Yerrington, Nev., helped organize local efforts to demand additional cleanup work at an abandoned copper mine near Yerrington. The Environmental Protection Agency wants to…
Local News
Environmentalists file intent to sue federal agencies over power plant
question keeping Four Corners Power Plant open for 25 more years
Local News
‘We’ve all lost’ in bet about climate change, says Durango man
forces skeptic to concede bet on warming temperatures
Local News
Southwest Colorado panel seeks to increase recycling as trash piles up
Council of county governments launching educational campaign
Local News
La Plata County OKs draft agreement with EPA on mine spill remediation
on supporting Superfund postponed to January
Local News
EPA actions after Gold King Mine spill spur more questions
GOP members skeptical of integrity of agency’s investigation
Local News
La Plata County tests for elements not previously sampled at Gold King Mine
amounts of uranium detected in mine shaft, but far below typical levels
Local News
Moms deliver coal to Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman
Concerned with lawsuit challenging carbon pollution standards
Local News
Water monitoring plans may bring Four Corners together
Mexico, La Plata County discuss partnerships
Local News
D.C. lawmakers meet inside Colorado mine
First-ever congressional hearing held underground highlights Gold King spill
Local News
When it comes to Christmas trees, is real or fake the better environmental choice?
Studies show minimal difference in environmental impact, but debate rages on
Regional News
Interior secretary: No criminal acts in Gold King Mine spill
“I don’t believe there’s anything in there to suggest criminal activity,” Interior Secretary Sally Jewell told lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday before a hearing of the House…
Local News
La Plata County to take stance on Superfund
Nonbinding resolution supports Silverton, San Juan County decision
Local News
Disagreement between Colorado and EPA over Gold King Mine spill lingers
Federal agency continues to insist that the state played a role
Local News
City of Durango dumps trashed out recycling sites
Recycling fees increasing in the new year
Local News
Mine cleanup analysis stresses need for federal involvement
could cost $1B to remediate Colorado’s 5,105 abandoned mines
Nation & World
Draft climate agreement ready in Paris
work to be done at midway point of international meeting
Southwest Life
Dolores River film explores water conflicts common in West
Competing demands on waterway with only so much to give
Local News
Policy adviser at Colorado State University: Clean Power Plan will hit coal industry the hardest
Required reduction in carbon emissions will discourage future plants
Education
Fort Lewis College beats emissions-reduction goal
exceeds first benchmark of 20 percent reduction