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Durango 100 percent renewable by 2050?

Petition calls for Durango to reach renewable energy goal

September 7, 2017

Energy Office funding cut reveals split on state vision

to be hot topic during the 2018 legislative session

June 26, 2017

What the Navajo Generating Station will leave behind

Since construction began in 1969, the coal plant and its associated mine on Black Mesa have provided millions of dollars…

March 30, 2017

Kinder Morgan, county argue in Colorado Supreme Court

Millions of dollars in tax revenue is at stake

March 9, 2017

Montezuma County could have solar farm soon

Companies eye land near Totten Lake

February 13, 2017

County backs Kinder Morgan permit near Pleasant View

A new Kinder Morgan carbon dioxide well near Pleasant View goes up in the midst of farmland in 2014.The Journal…

February 10, 2017

Canada’s pipeline plans run afoul of its climate goals

Environmentalists on both sides of the border are gauging Canada’s commitment to the Paris Agreement

December 27, 2016

New Mexico’s DAPL is dead

Pipeline would have carried crude oil around Chaco Culture National Historic Park

December 27, 2016

Court to settle dispute over N.M. pollution rules

Environmentalists fears water contamination

October 1, 2016

Local News

Solar gardens are expanding slowly in the West

Legislative barriers to more widespread community solar remain

May 5, 2016

$Local fracking bans struck down by Colorado high court$

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Local fracking bans struck down by Colorado high court

Lachelt: Ruling does not mean control issue will vanish from La Plata County

May 3, 2016

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Cortez solar panels will benefit low-income households

Students join Empire Electric effort to aid low- and moderate-income residents

April 18, 2016

Local News

Kinder Morgan case goes to Colorado Supreme Court

decision on tax windfall impacts local budgets

March 31, 2016

Local News

Clean Power Plan stay spurs enviros into action

Then last month, the Supreme Court delivered the movement an unexpected defeat by staying the Clean Power Plan. The blow…

March 9, 2016

Local News

Is Clean Power Plan out of reach?

Experts say emissions targets are attainable, but uncertainty over how to get there remains.

March 9, 2016

Local News

How BLM rule affects oil and gas fields

will help conserve natural gas and mitigate pollution, targeting 100,000 existing wells

January 28, 2016

Local News

Hospital project wins $2M grant

Proceeds come from energy, minerals production

December 31, 2015

Local News

Drilling limited in Montezuma County

was in the 1960s and 1970s

December 18, 2015

Local News

Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission grapples with local-control issues

Consensus elusive in setting well standards

December 9, 2015

Local News

Governor’s office explains spat

Governor’s office explains spatAttorney general says her post is a key check and balance

October 29, 2015

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Building code changes will encourage efficiency

Durango, La Plata County looking to adopt 2009 energy standards

August 12, 2015

Business

BLM weighs the future of oil and gas development

lease plan gets mixed reviews

May 14, 2015

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BLM weighs future of oil and gas

lease plan gets mixed reviews

May 13, 2015

Local News

City approves LED upgrade

Retrofit is expected to save $77K annually

September 15, 2014