Environment

Local News

Village at Wolf Creek faces hurdle

Environmentalists want court to halt Forest Service land swap

June 24, 2015

Business

Trade pitch fails to sway greens

Environmental allies worry Obama’s pact is a race to the bottom

June 16, 2015

Local News

Cleaning groundwater at jail, Bayfield landfill will be costly

Contamination currently plagues both La Plata County sites

June 10, 2015

Nation & World

Activists: Decline of elephants in Tanzania is catastrophic

African elephants interact in Tarangire National Park on the outskirts of Arusha, Tanzania. The sharp decline of the elephant population…

June 2, 2015

Business

Coal company fights to mine

Colo. firm’s environmental review must consider global warming

June 2, 2015

$Hydraulic-fracking halt sought in N.W. New Mexico$

Regional News

Hydraulic-fracking halt sought in N.W. New Mexico

Juan Basin one of largest natural-gas fields in the country

June 1, 2015

Local News

Tense land fights prompt new group

Coalition seeks to counter intimidation

May 19, 2015

Good Earth

BLM to examine oil, gas leasing

to create master plan to guide development in counties

May 13, 2015

Local News

Keeping Durango spick-and-span

Greg Alsum, back, operating a front-end loader, said spring cleanup is behind schedule because of a shortage of workers. Alsum…

April 28, 2015

Outdoors

Parties damage Boggy Draw, officials say

Reckless bonfires could trigger wildfire in national forest

April 23, 2015

Local News

Methane blob goes under microscope

probes cloud over region’s skies

April 20, 2015

Local News

Frackers average at least two violations a day

Environmentalists use online records in Colorado and 2 other states

April 13, 2015

Local News

Navajo Mine needs environmental analysis

vacates a permit to expand

April 8, 2015

Good Earth

For pioneer, hemp pays

Springfield farmer answers questions about sales, seeds

March 25, 2015

Regional News

Groups sue over drilling near Chaco

Lawsuit seeks to protect archaeological sites in San Juan Basin

March 11, 2015

$More data needed on fracking, water$

Local News

More data needed on fracking, water

Plata County commissioner says to look at entire process

March 4, 2015

Regional News

Rules crafted to limit flood damage OK’d

A crude oil storage tank lies on its side in flood water along the South Platte River in Weld County…

March 1, 2015

Local News

Human waste taints Animas

Bacteria found near state border

February 27, 2015

Local News

Dry and dusty

Despite snow, southwestern La Plata County may stay parched

February 27, 2015

Local News

Major storm expected

A foot of snow possible in town

February 26, 2015

Good Earth

‘Green Drinks’ on tap Thursdays at Carver’s

Meetings to focus on sustainability

February 25, 2015

Local News

Co-op awarded

for being a green business

February 16, 2015

Local News

Is Silverton ready for a cleanup?

mines continue to leach pollutants, some residents reconsider Superfund

February 14, 2015

Local News

Birds on the brain

Backyard Bird Count chance to connect with your winged neighbors

February 10, 2015

Local News

Grants to help area students study local air pollution

Marci Demming-Bidwell, director of Mountain Studies Institute, plants plugs of grass near Ophir Pass. The institute recently received a grant…

February 5, 2015

Good Earth

Region’s air may face new rules

Proposed EPA plan could put counties above pollution limits

January 27, 2015

Local News

An angel in the Andes

Professor’s Peace Corps project protects environment in Peru

January 16, 2015

Local News

Gas, oil political spending detailed

Drillers slam group’s effort for failing to look at both sides of debate

January 12, 2015

Business

From flops to fortunes

Oft-mocked federal loans showing successes

December 30, 2014

Nation & World

N.M. gas blob targeted

Environmentalists eye gas flaring

December 30, 2014