Nation & World
Life revolves around lead fears in Flint, Michigan
Nearly 2 years since clean water flowed
Environment
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Group says collusion apparent in Village at Wolf Creek development project
Documents suggest Forest Service concealed and deleted information, allowed undue influence
Local News
City, La Plata County officials discuss updating emissions data
Councilors review sustainability plans
Regional News
New Mexico first to issue plans to sue EPA, Colorado over Gold King Mine spill
Gold King Mine’s adit, which is about 10 feet wide and 15 feet, is where a blowout occurred on Aug. 5, 2015, sending an orange, heavy-metal laced sludge into the…
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Gov. John Hickenlooper says Colorado must address abandoned mine issues
State of State speech addresses Gold King Mine spill, housing shortage
Regional News
Researchers: Small Colorado glacier could melt in 20 years
A severe drought and high temperatures in the early 2000s caused a rapid loss of ice from Arikaree Glacier and from permafrost under the alpine tundra, said Mark Williams, a…
Local News
After a delay for Gold King Mine spill, Bill Simon, co-founder of the Animas River Stakeholders Group, finally enjoying retirement
“There’s enough people that know my phone number to get in touch with me when something goes wrong with the river,” Simon said. He immediately left the office in his…
Local News
Silverton officials expect to make January deadline for Superfund request
Officials must request hazardous cleanup program by Jan. 31
Local News
What’s to come in 2016?
A roundup of La Plata County issues and people to pay attention to this year
Nation & World
Italy confirms higher cancer, death rates from mob dumping
Babies, especially, affected by the waste
Local News
Tax break could encourage land conservation, La Plata County group says
Congress makes permanent incentives for easements
Local News
Legacy of old Bayfield landfill plagues county
La Plata County commissioners debate groundwater with state officials
Local News
University of Colorado scientists say reservoir evaporation a concern
Study says conservation efforts must include reducing water loss
Nation & World
EPA wants toxic Nevada mine on Superfund list
Peggy Pauly, a minister’s wife from Yerrington, Nev., helped organize local efforts to demand additional cleanup work at an abandoned copper mine near Yerrington. The Environmental Protection Agency wants to…
Local News
Environmentalists file intent to sue federal agencies over power plant
Groups question keeping Four Corners Power Plant open for 25 more years
Local News
‘We’ve all lost’ in bet about climate change, says Durango man
Data forces skeptic to concede bet on warming temperatures
Local News
Southwest Colorado panel seeks to increase recycling as trash piles up
Council of county governments launching educational campaign
Local News
La Plata County OKs draft agreement with EPA on mine spill remediation
Vote on supporting Superfund postponed to January
Local News
EPA actions after Gold King Mine spill spur more questions
House GOP members skeptical of integrity of agency’s investigation
Local News
La Plata County tests for elements not previously sampled at Gold King Mine
Trace amounts of uranium detected in mine shaft, but far below typical levels
Local News
Moms deliver coal to Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman
Concerned with lawsuit challenging carbon pollution standards
Local News
Water monitoring plans may bring Four Corners together
New Mexico, La Plata County discuss partnerships
Local News
D.C. lawmakers meet inside Colorado mine
First-ever congressional hearing held underground highlights Gold King spill
Local News
When it comes to Christmas trees, is real or fake the better environmental choice?
Studies show minimal difference in environmental impact, but debate rages on
Regional News
Interior secretary: No criminal acts in Gold King Mine spill
“I don’t believe there’s anything in there to suggest criminal activity,” Interior Secretary Sally Jewell told lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday before a hearing of the House…
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La Plata County to take stance on Superfund
Nonbinding resolution supports Silverton, San Juan County decision
Local News
Disagreement between Colorado and EPA over Gold King Mine spill lingers
Federal agency continues to insist that the state played a role
Local News
City of Durango dumps trashed out recycling sites
Recycling fees increasing in the new year
Local News
Mine cleanup analysis stresses need for federal involvement
It could cost $1B to remediate Colorado’s 5,105 abandoned mines