Community
Colorado Department of Public Health urges caution after plague case in Montezuma County
is thought the plague was contracted on private property
Environment
Local News
EPA regional administrator visits future affordable housing site in Silverton
Recently awarded grant will fund cleanup at location
Local News
Omni Bagel and Durango Sustainable Goods collaborate to open downtown shop
Business owners seek opportunity to offer food service while educating about green practices
Local News
Runoff means first survey of Dolores fish since 2019
Dewatering of the river has imperiled three native species
Local News
Nonprofit offers environmental summer camp for students in Southwest Colorado
Program partners with Fort Lewis College to introduce career pathways
Local News
E-bike rebate recipients begin to receive new wheels
Durango program aims to provide eco-friendly, reliable transportation to community members
Local News
Photos: Going Green
Don Spangler signs a petition as Jim Brooke waits his turn on Saturday as Talya O’Neil, 15, with the Durango High School Green Team, and DHS teacher Bret Wilson, sponsor…
Local News
Trimble Lane river access would be a boon to recreation, environmental sustainability
access points would ease pressure on existing Animas River put-ins
Local News
Durango to offer free bus service through August
transit meant to showcase public transportation, get cars off road and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Local News
Silverton awarded $800,000 from EPA
will be used for environmental cleanup and revitalization
New Mexico
Four Corners Beekeepers Association provides education, support
Benefits of bees, beekeeping are vast
Local News
Are you dying to go green?
Durango death care professional discusses different natural interment options and their availability in La Plata County
Local News
Durango sees more trash this year during spring clean up
collected 4,070 cubic yards of waste, a 21% increase from 2022
Local News
How Lightner Creek tested Colorado’s Mobile Home Park Act
Residents benefited from the 2019 law, but also ran into its limitations
Local News
Colorado attorney general meets with stakeholders in Durango on Gold King Mine settlement spending
was to explore how best to leverage funds
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
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
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
Local News
La Plata County approves new gas and oil regulations
Two-year process concluded Wednesday with unanimous approval of Chapter 90
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
Local News
Annual Earth Day Festival unfolds at Buckley Park
Community gathers to celebrate the planet and advocate for sustainability
Local News
Durango Earth Day events 2023
Organizers plan a parade on Main Avenue and events in Buckley Park
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
Local News
Third draft of La Plata County gas and oil regulations released
Language includes modest reduction in setback requirements, additional permit review
Local News
Bennet starts a conversation to emphasize forest health
a subcommittee hearing, the senator advocated for fire prevention and forest restoration
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
Local News
Silverton mine waste repository construction to begin
site will provide a final resting place for sludge removed from drainage of mines
Regional News
Lawmakers highlight harms of Utah oil train project again
Bennet, Neguse go to EPA about proposed Uinta Basin railway
Local News
After much deliberation, La Plata County Planning makes recommendations on gas and oil regulations
Commissioners vote to recommend draft code with modifications
Local News
Environmentalists sound alarm on Animas River water quality
Sediment and biohazard loading from Lightner Creek jeopardizing fish habitat