In 1994, the EPA attempted to list the draining mines under Superfund, and had not Silverton resisted, our current crises could have been avoided. Superfund, which has the resources, has…
I would like to suggest another alternative. The city should consider purchasing the glider air park or similar property just north of the city and moving the recreational facilities from…
Federal officials say initial tests on sediments collected downstream show no risk to people using Colorado’s Animas River, yet concentrations of metals, including lead, thallium, silver and antimony, had increased.…
“The liberty secured by the Constitution of the United States to every person within its jurisdiction does not import an absolute right in each person to be, at all times…
As stated by the EPA’s superiors, a comprehensive report will be provided of what went wrong and what to do next. Yet, at the same time, hundreds of privately owned…
complexities require a ballot issue to ask the voters a very simple question
votes in place to secure the deal, Colorado’s delegation should support it
First, EPA should not be permitted to leave the river as is. Sediments will continue to be laden with heavy metals, to be stirred up anew whenever there is intense…
Fighting the president’s Clean Power Plan does not reflect Colorado values
At eight weeks, all their parts are formed. At 20 weeks it is known that pain is felt. The videos that were released by the Center for Medical Progress documenting…
A definitive statewide urban conservation goal of saving 400,000 acre-feet of water by 2050 is presented. I agree with this goal: I would like to see more details on how…
Local reaction, particularly among reflexively ideological Republican politicians, has been predictably self-serving and misguided. Sen. Ellen Roberts called the spill the “EPA’s Love Canal.” Love Canal was, of course, one…
One way to gain concealed-carry publicity at minimal cost and no increased exposure to the participant is to make available a pin, sticker or license plate holder for display. This…
So many other areas in our world need to work with us to achieve this renaissance going on in Cuba now, not decades later. During the Bay of Pigs in…
The orientation was wonderful. Everything is geared toward the care and well-being of the animals. I also volunteer at a shelter in Maryland. I’m going to take back some of…
I’m not ashamed to say that I will stop and give them a few dollars if I have a little extra, and I’ll actually speak to them as the human…
Cry But I still feel tears inside Not yet run away as The golden glow of waste reached Unsuspecting life Recoiling beauty exhausted by Demon’s fingers Gripping round innocence withering…
His “show” also put out a message to the public that the water is safe to drink and recreate in. This remains to be seen and will require years of…
The Gold King Mine was a disaster in the waiting. Imagine if the spill had occurred at night with no one around. We could have awakened one morning with a…
Seems to me that Colorado mining concerns and the people of Colorado should be on the hook for at least half of the cost of the spill. Without the Gold…
However, there is another issue that we can do something about to provide a much better future. When Hickenlooper took water out of the Animas for a drink, I guarantee…
Before blaming the EPA, why don’t you ask how many successful cleanups have been completed over the past 25 years? And why was the EPA at the Gold King Mine…
I appreciate efforts by The Durango Herald, radio stations and the Environmental Protection Agency to inform the public. Nevertheless, my daily Internet searches have disclosed many helpful photographs, videos, event…
