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San Juan National Forest implements Stage 1 fire ban

San Juan National Forest implements Stage 1 fire ban

Restrictions target lower elevation lands where vegetation dried rapidly

La Plata County Jail needs to expand, but ground contamination is a hurdle

La Plata County Jail needs to expand, but ground contamination is a hurdle

industrial site left chemicals in soil and groundwater

Durango-based company launches ‘Facebook Marketplace for businesses’

Durango-based company launches ‘Facebook Marketplace for businesses’

membership gets access to eco-friendly buying, selling, donations in Four Corners

Durango offers sustainability, EV charging grants up to $10,000

Durango offers sustainability, EV charging grants up to $10,000

funding supports resiliency projects, workplace electric vehicle infrastructure

Colorado’s early snowmelt is a preview of a hotter future

Colorado’s early snowmelt is a preview of a hotter future

a longer wildfire season and major headaches for state water managers

Parks and Wildlife Commission accepts petition to ban Colorado fur sales in ‘embarrassing’ meeting

Parks and Wildlife Commission accepts petition to ban Colorado fur sales in ‘embarrassing’ meeting

Commissioners voted 6-4 amid public pushback and criticism

Sunflower Theatre to host screenings of conservation documentary ‘Preserved’

Sunflower Theatre to host screenings of conservation documentary ‘Preserved’

documentary highlights the Vermejo property in New Mexico

Mountain Studies Institute’s new executive director bridges science and policy

Mountain Studies Institute’s new executive director bridges science and policy

McKeon teaches global environmental policy at Fort Lewis College

February 16, 2026

EPA plan would begin rolling back ‘good neighbor’ rule on downwind pollution from smokestacks

EPA plan would begin rolling back ‘good neighbor’ rule on downwind pollution from smokestacks

Mexico among eight affected states

January 29, 2026

Southwest Colorado yaks offer healthy, eco-friendly beef alternative

Southwest Colorado yaks offer healthy, eco-friendly beef alternative

Animals that evolved on the Tibetan Steppe becoming more popular across America

January 21, 2026

Mesa Verde Pellets launches eco-friendly aspen-based cat litter

Mesa Verde Pellets launches eco-friendly aspen-based cat litter

pellets are reportedly safer than pine for animals

January 6, 2026

Researchers insist fireflies exist in New Mexico – if you know where to look

Researchers insist fireflies exist in New Mexico – if you know where to look

Western Firefly Project in New Mexico has 13 confirmed sightings since 2021

December 25, 2025

City of Durango adopts new landscaping rules limiting ‘nonfunctional turf’

City of Durango adopts new landscaping rules limiting ‘nonfunctional turf’

applies to future commercial, large residential projects

December 4, 2025

Mexican gray wolf ‘Taylor’ crosses I-40 for the third time

Mexican gray wolf ‘Taylor’ crosses I-40 for the third time

Wildlife advocates say the wolf likely searching for a mate

November 25, 2025

‘Water justice’ delivered to Animas River via Durango resolution

‘Water justice’ delivered to Animas River via Durango resolution

‘Project shows the power of a diverse group of people collaborating together on an issue they care about’

November 20, 2025

Former New Mexico lawmaker nominated to lead Bureau of Land Management

Former New Mexico lawmaker nominated to lead Bureau of Land Management

agency manages about 10% of land in the U.S.

November 6, 2025

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies loses federal grants over mysterious ‘DEI’ accusations

Bird Conservancy of the Rockies loses federal grants over mysterious ‘DEI’ accusations

Nonprofit based at Barr Lake lost $1.4M budgeted to support cooperative research with federal agencies, and to match state and…

October 26, 2025

1 in 3 new cars sold in Colorado last quarter were electric as buyers chased expiring tax credits

1 in 3 new cars sold in Colorado last quarter were electric as buyers chased expiring tax credits

Consumers scrambled to buy before a $7,500 federal credit expired on Sept. 30

October 23, 2025

New Mexico officials to hold update on San Juan generating station cleanup

New Mexico officials to hold update on San Juan generating station cleanup

pollution cleanup plan delayed until November

October 6, 2025

Colorado River Program’s new director ‘cautiously hopeful’ about interstate negotiations

Colorado River Program’s new director ‘cautiously hopeful’ about interstate negotiations

Hawkins practiced in tribal nation projects, conservation efforts

August 22, 2025

Marginal gas wells to be plugged throughout Colorado

Marginal gas wells to be plugged throughout Colorado

grant will reimburse operators for costs

August 15, 2025

Mature pines protected in logging agreement

Mature pines protected in logging agreement

San Juan Citizens Alliance and Center for Biological Diversity reached an agreement with the U.S. Forest Service to protect older…

Advocates: Mount Cristo Rey wall will worsen migrant deaths, erosion, habitat loss

Advocates: Mount Cristo Rey wall will worsen migrant deaths, erosion, habitat loss

comment on the federal border project ends July 3

Report claiming environmental policies steal billions from Colorado’s economy based on bad math, advocates say

Report claiming environmental policies steal billions from Colorado’s economy based on bad math, advocates say

by the conservative Common Sense Institute pegs everything from lost coal jobs to higher utility bills on state regulations