Environment

Regional News

Colorado lawmakers seek suspension of Utah oil train project

Sen. Bennet and Rep. Neguse cite East Palestine derailment in calling for further review of Uinta Basin Railway Project

March 6, 2023

Regional News

How to live next to radioactive waste

activists have been fighting for the cleanup of the Cotter Uranium Mill Superfund site for decades

March 6, 2023

Regional News

Exxon drops algae research, but Colorado labs press on in hunt for green fuel

the petroleum giant funded still see potential in algae as a biofuel

March 6, 2023

Local News

Ska Brewing Co. adds new sustainability initiatives for 2023

Brewery collaborates with Table to Farm to compost spent grain from the brewing process

March 4, 2023

Local News

Bennet Introduces ‘Protect the West’ Act to address wildfires and drought

Legislation aims to invest in the environment with sustainable financial efforts

March 1, 2023

Regional News

Colorado representative, senators want $60B to reduce fire risk, restore Western land

Protect the West Act is sponsored by Sens. Bennet and Hickenlooper and Rep. Jason Crow

March 1, 2023

Local News

Court orders mobile home park owner in Durango to deliver more water, toilets

Darlene Mann must also reimburse residents for expenses related to outage

February 28, 2023

Regional News

Colorado’s air pollution permitting process may get stricter

Lawmakers, environmental groups say state agencies move too slow while ozone violations pile up

February 28, 2023

Regional News

Insurance companies may let Coloradans replace broken gas appliances with electric models

A bill in the legislature proposes home warranty owners be allowed to make the switch.

February 27, 2023

Local News

Durango Montessori School wants to recycle your old electronic devices

will be located at La Plata County Fairgrounds

February 24, 2023

Regional News

The government will pay you $30 an hour to sort through Telluride’s trash

will help towns figure out how to change what people toss and why

February 24, 2023

Local News

Lightner Creek Mobile home park residents without running water for 11 days

Landlord suspected of violating state law by failing to provide toilets and alternative water source

February 23, 2023

Local News

Senators laud $86 million grant promoting clean drinking water to rural areas

can cause cancer, liver damage, decreased fertility and other diseases

February 18, 2023

Local News

Can La Plata County residents agree to disagree, without being disagreeable?

Valentine’s Day, we asked leaders from differing perspectives to come together in the name of cordiality

February 15, 2023

Regional News

Upper Colorado River states land $125 million for pilot conservation program amid drought crisis

major expansion of a previous experiment will be one of Colorado’s biggest contributions to emergency use cuts on the troubled…

February 14, 2023

Regional News

Fossil fuel drilling threatens air and wildlife in national parks, advocacy group finds

A methane cloud covering more than 1,200 square miles including Colorado said to have formed over four parks in West

February 13, 2023

Local News

Free reusable bags available at various locations in Durango

Revenue collected from plastic and paper bag fees to fund waste-reduction efforts

February 7, 2023

Local News

Patients file lawsuit against Mercy Hospital over infections

Plaintiffs say they suffered postoperative complications as a result of inadequate sterilization procedures

February 6, 2023

Regional News

Two wolves captured, collared by Colorado wildlife biologists in North Park

two males, the only GPS-tracked wolves in Colorado, will provide CPW with insight on future wolf behavior in the state

February 6, 2023

Local News

Federal court: U.S. must consider climate impacts of drilling in Greater Chaco region

administration lost in its defense of 199 permits approved under Obama, Trump

February 3, 2023

Regional News

Drought, plague and fire: What the Rio Grande National Forest is up against

There’s no certainty swaths of beetle-bitten trees will recover over burn scars

February 1, 2023

Regional News

Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks

emails obtained by The Associated Press, one water manager said, ‘We're all headed to a very dark place.’

January 30, 2023

Local News

EPA outlines 2023 Bonita Peak cleanup priorities

has several large projects in the Silverton Superfund site on next year’s schedule

January 27, 2023

Regional News

Polis administration opposes new climate targets in Democratic-backed bill

Colorado Senate bill also includes permitting reforms, incentives for electric lawn equipment

January 26, 2023

Regional News

Heat pumps are having a moment in Colorado, but do they really work in the bitter cold?

Developed in 1857, tech improvements are making heat pumps a viable element in the contemporary transition to cleaner, more energy…

January 26, 2023

Local News

Forest Service agrees to begin winter travel planning on Rio Grande

Conservationists reach partial settlement with federal agency

January 26, 2023

Regional News

As gas car sales drop, how many electric vehicles did Colorado buy in 2022?

Overall market is down, but the state adopts cleaner electrics and hybrids at a pace that makes leaders happy

January 24, 2023

Regional News

Net-zero federal lab set to open in Colorado in 2026 thanks to Inflation Reduction Act

A new, all-electric Food and Drug Administration lab will be funded through $79 million from the Inflation Reduction Act.

January 24, 2023

Local News

San Juan Basin Public Health offers free radon testing workshops

gas is second-leading cause of lung cancer, and detecting it is easy

January 23, 2023

Regional News

Colorado regulators out of patience with oil well cleanup

K.P. Kauffman Co. says it will be in better financial condition if it sells northeastern Colorado wells to a company…

January 23, 2023