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Enterprise plans 18-mile pipeline replacement after 92,000-gallon gasoline spill

Enterprise plans 18-mile pipeline replacement after 92,000-gallon gasoline spill

Plata County commissioners criticize lack of public outreach

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

Plans underway to move 33‑ton rail tracks off Dolores streets

Plans underway to move 33‑ton rail tracks off Dolores streets

has sat along Central and Sixth streets for about 18 months

EPA increases oversight of gasoline spill south of Durango

EPA increases oversight of gasoline spill south of Durango

Southern Ute Indian Tribe raised concerns about Enterprise’s handling of cleanup

November 27, 2025

Company buys out homeowners after 97,000-gallon fuel spill near Durango

Company buys out homeowners after 97,000-gallon fuel spill near Durango

residents say Enterprise not being held accountable for gasoline leak

November 21, 2025

Aerex Refinery cleanup plans in Bloomfield bring city park closer to reality

Aerex Refinery cleanup plans in Bloomfield bring city park closer to reality

remediation expected for 2026, but groundwater could require more work

October 31, 2025

Once-blighted south entrance to Cortez sees new gas station

Once-blighted south entrance to Cortez sees new gas station

Maverik gas station along U.S. Highway 160/491 comes closer to opening

Chevron spill largest since at least 2015; full clean-up may take 5 years

Chevron spill largest since at least 2015; full clean-up may take 5 years

Company has recovered at least 3.8 million gallons of liquid from a Weld County site

Southern Ute Indian Tribe criticizes company over gasoline spill response

Southern Ute Indian Tribe criticizes company over gasoline spill response

A pipeline south of Durango burst in December, spilling 23,000 gallons of fuel

Details scant as operators remains tight-lipped about pipeline failure south of Durango

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

23,000 gallons of gasoline spilled into their yard; now, this Durango couple can’t go home

23,000 gallons of gasoline spilled into their yard; now, this Durango couple can’t go home

A pipeline burst in La Plata County in December, contaminating several wells

February 3, 2025

Bill to clean up thousands of abandoned mines passes Congress

Bill to clean up thousands of abandoned mines passes Congress

Samaritan law will empower states, nonprofits to tackle abandoned sites

December 12, 2024

Why did it take so long for the Navajo Nation to secure a Superfund designation?

Why did it take so long for the Navajo Nation to secure a Superfund designation?

from 40 years of uranium mining has contaminated watersheds across the reservation

Locals wary of plan to recycle Leadville’s mining waste

Locals wary of plan to recycle Leadville’s mining waste

Residents concerned plan to process historic mine waste could threaten Arkansas River, unearth town’s long-buried history

First Superfund site on Navajo Nation to address uranium mining pollution

First Superfund site on Navajo Nation to address uranium mining pollution

Residents in Arizona community have suffered impacts of radiation exposure for decades

Without abdicating authority, EPA responds to Butler criticism

Without abdicating authority, EPA responds to Butler criticism

quality expert left role in November citing lack of engagement by federal agency

February 23, 2024

Frustrated, Peter Butler leaves Superfund advisory group

Frustrated, Peter Butler leaves Superfund advisory group

‘We are not consulted’ wrote outgoing chairman

December 21, 2023

After 8 years, businesses’ Gold King claims denied

After 8 years, businesses’ Gold King claims denied

100 businesses and individuals applied for compensation for losses related to the spill

August 22, 2023

Silverton awarded $800,000 from EPA

Silverton awarded $800,000 from EPA

will be used for environmental cleanup and revitalization

Federal legislation seeks to update mining law

Federal legislation seeks to update mining law

Outdated rules have left a slew of unremediated sites across the West

Silverton mine waste repository construction to begin

Silverton mine waste repository construction to begin

site will provide a final resting place for sludge removed from drainage of mines

Colorado oil, gas companies offer $459 million to guarantee wells are plugged eventually

Colorado oil, gas companies offer $459 million to guarantee wells are plugged eventually

seek to meet new state financial requirements, but some smaller operators hope to put up only a fraction of the…

EPA outlines 2023 Bonita Peak cleanup priorities

EPA outlines 2023 Bonita Peak cleanup priorities

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

January 27, 2023

Colorado regulators out of patience with oil well cleanup

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