Bondad Landfill in La Plata County has an estimated seven years until it is full Officials, experts say conversations about the future must start now March 21, 2025
Colorado lawmakers approve bill to classify nuclear power as ‘clean’ energy A worker looks at a turbine at the Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Power Plant near Platteville, Colorado, in 1972. The… March 19, 2025
Details scant as operators remains tight-lipped about pipeline failure south of Durango Enterprise Products, the company responsible for the spill of 23,000 gallons of gasoline, has refused to answer questions February 20, 2025
Trump picks oil and gas advocate from Colorado to lead Bureau of Land Management Kathleen Sgamma now leads Denver-based trade group Western Energy Alliance February 13, 2025
San Juan College aims to train students on uranium mine cleanup Classes start in February January 28, 2025
17 Colorado environmental projects are in limbo after Trump halts spending Residents thought they had millions coming their way for projects now, the future is uncertain January 26, 2025
Southwestern Water Conservation District awarded $25.6M grant will fund projects supporting aquatic ecosystems during periods of drought January 21, 2025
Uranium proposal elicits memories of past contamination Energy plan leads to concerns about groundwater impacts January 15, 2025
Investigators haven’t found a motive for falsified environmental data filed at hundreds of Colorado oil and gas sites The Energy and Carbon Management Commission, a regulatory agency formerly known as the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission, continues to… December 15, 2024
Biden adds to list of national monuments during his term There's an appetite for more December 9, 2024
Colorado still has a middling recycling rate, but residents are wasting less overall Colorado’s recycling rate is still less than half the national average, but residents produced slightly less municipal waste in 2023.du1-i-syn… November 17, 2024
New rules for Canyons of the Ancients National Monument activities now limited to designated travel routes November 14, 2024
In La Plata Mountains, possibility of copper mining has neighbors anxious Metallic Minerals faced stiff opposition at a community meeting in Breen November 12, 2024
Some residents want end to Durango’s fluoridation of drinking water experts defend nearly 80-year practice November 9, 2024
Boebert’s bill to protect fish passes House, with looming concern over funding shortage stakeholders are concerned about lack of $22 million in funds September 27, 2024
Deb Haaland brings the Turquoise Clan to the DNC stage Haaland says Harris ‘will fight for a future where we all have clean air, clean water and healthy communities’ August 23, 2024
N.M. officials withdraw $1.2 million fine against El Paso Water stemmed from a catastrophic break in two sewage mains in August 2021 August 14, 2024
Tiny, endangered toads transplanted to Colorado pond successfully breed after 7 years Biologists are thrilled at discovery of Boreal tadpoles in a bog in the mountains August 13, 2024
Arizona governor negotiates pause in hauling of uranium ore across Navajo Nation Gov. Katie Hobbs intervened this week after talking with Navajo President Buu Nygren August 5, 2024
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad to install 868 solar panels on buildings American Heritage Railways receives grant from USDA for green initiative July 30, 2024
Tens of thousands ‘overwhelmingly support’ using Indigenous knowledge to manage Bears Ears Tribally informed co-management plan for the monument is the first of its kind July 11, 2024
Green thumbs share tips on making do with limited space, tough climate Durango area has six different plant hardiness zones; which one are you working within? June 27, 2024
A pioneering study tells us how snow disappears into thin air A better understanding of sublimation could help water managers make more accurate predictions May 30, 2024
Environmental historian reflects on the legacies of Aldo Leopold and the Gila Wilderness Leopold helped the Gila become the country’s first wilderness area 100 years ago May 22, 2024
