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Rose Chilcoat charged with trespassing on Utah trust land
Deputies say gate was closed, cutting cattle off from access to water
Environment
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Fort Lewis College trash contents reveal disposal habits
The Fort Lewis College’s Environmental Center recently took two days worth of trash – from dumpsters at resident halls and administrative buildings – and dumped it on the campus’s quad.…
Local News
Water conference explores financial solutions
Volatile energy market causes budget crisis
Local News
Lawyers: Economic damage from Gold King Mine spill less than thought
New Mexico firm reduces claims from $900M to $120M
Regional News
Hickenlooper: State will push forward with clean energy
Hickenlooperdu1-i-syn Hickenlooper said Colorado has already met carbon pollution goals under the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, which is under challenge in the courts and could be weakened or…
Nation & World
Environmental groups vowing to fight Trump climate actions
Demonstrators gather in front of the White House in Washington during a rally against President Donald Trump’s executive order to review former President Barack Obama’s policies to curb greenhouse gas…
Local News
Dan Olson focused on fundamentals to rebuild San Juan Citizens Alliance
‘Back to the basics’
Local News
Mosquito-control district wants your old car tires
Tires can be prime breeding ground for mosquitoes
Southwest Life
Researchers flock to Lower Dolores for ecological studies
Biologists will track the effects of larger flows through the Lower Dolores River
Local News
Student project will save money at Durango High School
DECA students’ plan calls for increased illumination, decreased costs at DHS
Local News
EPA reimburses another $90,000 for Gold King Mine spill costs
Funds awarded to five entities in Colorado and Utah
Regional News
Overturning Bears Ears an uphill challenge, lawyers say
A legal challenge would be monumental, unprecedented
Local News
Radon mitigation considered at Roberta Shirley Center preschool in Durango
Tests results show levels dropped
Regional News
Study claims global warming slows snowmelt
The Poudre River winds through a scenic canyon outside Fort Collins. Global warming could melt mountain snows more slowly, researchers said Monday. It’s a peculiar finding that might be bad…
Local News
Fort Lewis College grad works on Navajo Nation food security
Brandon Francis interested in bioremediation after Gold King Mine spill
Local News
Conditions improve for Spring Creek Basin mustangs
Disappointment Valley’s Spring Creek Basin mustangs and range healthier
Local News
EPA lays out plan for summer work at Superfund site
Agency hopes to begin smaller remediation projects
Local News
Bill in Colorado Legislature aims to protect drilling sites from vandals
Bill clears Senate panel, but some worry about free speech
Local News
Demonstrators demand Sen. Cory Gardner support methane emission rules
More than 150 people gather outside senator’s Durango office
Regional News
Feds seek to dismiss New Mexico’s claims over Gold King Mine spill
Richard Charley, right, and Melvin Jones deliver water to a ranch along the San Juan River on the Navajo Reservation on Aug. 12, 2015, in Shiprock, New Mexico. Toxic wastewater…
Local News
County, health department appeal Gold King reimbursement decision
Letters argue cost of mine spill continued past cutoff date
Nation & World
Scores of EPA workers object to Trump’s pick to lead agency
About 300 people, including scores of EPA employees, rallied Monday across the street from the agency’s regional headquarters in downtown Chicago to oppose Scott Pruitt’s nomination. Nearly 450 former EPA…
Local News
Resolution to end stream protection rule heads to Trump’s desk
Rule barred dumping coal mining debris in waterways
Local News
La Plata County OKs letter on tribal water standards application
Southern Utes seek EPA-approved water program
Local News
Southern Ute tribe seeks to manage reservation water quality
EPA approval could affect upstream discharge permits
Local News
Lawmakers ask Congress to research uses of forest-fire by-product
Biochar could be a new industry in Southwest Colorado
Local News
Tipton: Silverton Superfund site dodges EPA freeze
Cortez Republican says finalized projects in the clear
Local News
Trump’s EPA actions leave uncertainty for Superfund site
Administration orders EPA media black out, freezes grants, contracts
Local News
EPA nominee says he would review dismissal of Gold King Mine spill claims
At confirmation hearing, Scott Pruitt pledges to revisit ruling
Local News
Lawmakers disappointed with EPA’s dismissal of Gold King Mine spill claims
They’re unsure if there is any legal recourse