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Horse power

Small-scale farmers use four-legged engines

Rules pitched for power plants

Reservation generators in our region get EPA’s proposed limits

Changes at Utah uranium mill stir outrage

Proposed regulations spark health worries

Earth Briefs

Aspiring local gardeners can apply for CSU program The Colorado State University Extension Office in La Plata County is accepting applications for the 2015 Colorado Master Gardene...

Water’s future in the West

FLC Environmental Center to screen ‘DamNation,’ host discussion

Plastic beads from face wash pollute rivers

Tiny balls of plastic from cosmetic products are showing up in river sediment for the first time, mixing with the rocks and dirt that line the bed of the Saint Lawrence River. Because scient...

Hazy territory for ‘organic’ goods

Nonfood items are not subject to rigorous standards

Surge in natural gas use won’t slow global warming

Other energy technologies could suffer, study says

Earth Briefs

Nature Studies announces programs Durango Nature Studies will host these programs: A Community Appreciation Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Natu...

Cleaning up bighorn habitat

Old telegraph wire can ensnare, kill mountain sheep

With our mark on Earth, humans may name era, too

WASHINGTON – People are changing Earth so much, warming and polluting it, that many scientists are turning to a new way to describe the time we live in. They’re calling it the Anthropocene –...

Earth Briefs

Regional farm cooperative receives $70,000 grant The Southwest Farm Fresh Cooperative has received a grant for $70,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Local Food Promoti...