Author – The Durango Herald

Mariam Baksh

Spill in the Animas River ignites passions over EPA’s mission

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ever since the Environmental Protection Agency unleashed 3 million gallons of polluted mine wastewater into the Animas River, lawmakers and pundits have used the disaster ...

DATE: Aug 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Concerns about carbon rules heard by Senate committee

WASHINGTON – Potential impacts stemming from a new federal mandate on carbon pollution was the focus of a Senate committee Tuesday. The hearing by the Senate Committee on Environm...

DATE: Aug 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Senate will hear our Web woes

Small towns face uphill struggle when spectrum space goes out for bids

DATE: Jul 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Gardner bucks party line on public-lands bill

Outdoor group presents 18,000 signatures opposing more state management on federal lands

DATE: Jul 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tipton: Federal red tape hurts small banks

Alpine Bank executive says financial reform increases staffing costs

DATE: Jul 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Senate panel is examining higher-education reforms

Fort Lewis College is monitoring the online experiments

DATE: Jul 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Immigration policies under fire

Father arrested after disrupting Senate hearing

DATE: Jul 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bennet aims to help LGBT seniors

Legislation would provide support, resources

DATE: Jul 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Senate ‘left behind’ old education bill

‘Every Child Achieves Act’ passes with Colorado senator’s help

DATE: Jul 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Feds and tribe work toward juvenile justice

Native Services’ Boys & Girls Club touted for successes

DATE: Jul 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado delegation split on Iran-U.S. deal

Tipton and Gardner skeptical; Bennet says don’t play politics

DATE: Jul 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Panel hears effort to loosen gas exports

Debate centers on Sen. Gardner’s proposal’s effects on small firms

DATE: Jul 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News