Environment

Local News

Silverton awarded $800,000 from EPA

will be used for environmental cleanup and revitalization

May 26, 2023

New Mexico

Four Corners Beekeepers Association provides education, support

Benefits of bees, beekeeping are vast

May 25, 2023

Local News

Are you dying to go green?

Durango death care professional discusses different natural interment options and their availability in La Plata County

May 24, 2023

Local News

Durango sees more trash this year during spring clean up

collected 4,070 cubic yards of waste, a 21% increase from 2022

May 22, 2023

Local News

How Lightner Creek tested Colorado’s Mobile Home Park Act

Residents benefited from the 2019 law, but also ran into its limitations

May 21, 2023

Local News

Colorado attorney general meets with stakeholders in Durango on Gold King Mine settlement spending

was to explore how best to leverage funds

May 18, 2023

Local News

Colorado told La Plata County to clean up its landfill; now the state will pay for it

A bill awaiting governor’s signature dedicates money to remediation at sites like the one in Bayfield

May 14, 2023

Local News

State announces $5 million settlement for Gold King, mining damages

Federal government will open its wallet to address natural resource harms in Bonita Peak Mining District

May 11, 2023

Local News

Durango School District 9-R flips the switch for Earth week

Classes turn off lights for 15 minutes to demonstrate how much electricity can be saved

May 2, 2023

Local News

La Plata County approves new gas and oil regulations

Two-year process concluded Wednesday with unanimous approval of Chapter 90

April 26, 2023

Regional News

Colorado could ban sale of gas-powered mowers and blowers beginning in 2025

a move would be a way to get real ozone cuts by 2026, when EPA demands kick in

April 26, 2023

Local News

Annual Earth Day Festival unfolds at Buckley Park

Community gathers to celebrate the planet and advocate for sustainability

April 22, 2023

Local News

Durango Earth Day events 2023

Organizers plan a parade on Main Avenue and events in Buckley Park

April 20, 2023

Local News

Two months later, some Lightner Creek residents have water

‘I’m so happy, I’m going to take a shower tonight,’ says resident

April 15, 2023

Local News

Third draft of La Plata County gas and oil regulations released

Language includes modest reduction in setback requirements, additional permit review

April 10, 2023

Local News

Bennet starts a conversation to emphasize forest health

a subcommittee hearing, the senator advocated for fire prevention and forest restoration

March 31, 2023

Southwest Life

U.S. Senate clears measure to undo Biden WOTUS rule on wetlands

Bipartisan group backs a repeal of definition under Clean Water Act

March 31, 2023

Local News

Silverton mine waste repository construction to begin

site will provide a final resting place for sludge removed from drainage of mines

March 29, 2023

Regional News

Lawmakers highlight harms of Utah oil train project again

Bennet, Neguse go to EPA about proposed Uinta Basin railway

March 29, 2023

Local News

After much deliberation, La Plata County Planning makes recommendations on gas and oil regulations

Commissioners vote to recommend draft code with modifications

March 24, 2023

Local News

Environmentalists sound alarm on Animas River water quality

Sediment and biohazard loading from Lightner Creek jeopardizing fish habitat

March 23, 2023

Local News

Energy contract could save Durango over $500,000, but a funding source must be approved

Council to consider options to pay for facility upgrades

March 17, 2023

Local News

City of Durango holds its first ‘sustainability forum,’ a progress report on efforts to be green

governments can set policy, incentivize conservation and cut back their own consumption

March 16, 2023

Regional News

EPA’s new PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ could have implications for Colorado

agency issues long-awaited mandatory drinking water caps for the toxic chemical

March 15, 2023

Local News

Durango mobile home park owner defends response to water crisis

orders landlord to file weekly updates with the court

March 14, 2023

Regional News

Natural gas production likely cause of southern Colorado earthquakes, experts say

Basin’s surge in seismic activity since 2001 follows drilling of wastewater injection wells

March 14, 2023

Regional News

Colorado oil, gas companies offer $459 million to guarantee wells are plugged eventually

seek to meet new state financial requirements, but some smaller operators hope to put up only a fraction of the…

March 9, 2023

Regional News

EPA blames Utah for Colorado ozone pollution

Federal agency won’t approve Utah’s clean air plans until they stop violating “good neighbor” rules

March 8, 2023

Local News

23 days without water: mobile home park owner ordered to explain

seeks to sanction owner for contempt following court order

March 7, 2023

Local News

Green Durango Grants application period opens Friday

Program with $25,000 funding designed to be accessible to small organizations

March 7, 2023