Local News
Through clear skies, Four Corners energy transition underway
Shuttered San Juan Generating Station replaced by expansive solar projects
Environment
Local News
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
Regional News
Trump picks oil and gas advocate from Colorado to lead Bureau of Land Management
Kathleen Sgamma now leads Denver-based trade group Western Energy Alliance
New Mexico
New Mexico snowpacks in the red, dry and hot weather expected
Temperatures around state 11 to 22 degrees above average for this time of year
Local News
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
New Mexico
San Juan College aims to train students on uranium mine cleanup
Classes start in February
Regional News
17 Colorado environmental projects are in limbo after Trump halts spending
Residents thought they had millions coming their way for projects now, the future is uncertain
Local News
Southwestern Water Conservation District awarded $25.6M grant
Money will fund projects supporting aquatic ecosystems during periods of drought
AP New Mexico
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland reflects on tough choices during a historic tenure
Haaland was the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary
Local News
Durango-area residents consider coalition opposing mining in La Plata Mountains
Metallic Minerals is performing exploratory work, which could lead to greater activity
Regional News
Investigators haven’t found a motive for falsified environmental data filed at hundreds of Colorado oil and gas sites
The newly reorganized Colorado Oil and Gas Commission planned to meet Tuesday and will later begin rewriting state rules to emphasize public safety and the environment instead of production. A…
Local News
Bill to clean up thousands of abandoned mines passes Congress
Good Samaritan law will empower states, nonprofits to tackle abandoned sites
Local News
Durango to recruit residents to research stormwater fees
Applications for focus group open now
Local News
TDL Recycling in Bayfield shutting down services
Company cites staffing shortages, problems finding new building lease
Regional News
Colorado still has a middling recycling rate, but residents are wasting less overall
Demand for recycling is overwhelming capacity at the drop off in Dolores. The Four Corners Recycling Initiative is hoping to expand operations, but needs financial assistance.Courtesy photo A new report…
Outdoors
New rules for Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
Some activities now limited to designated travel routes
Local News
Durango seeks long-term funding for stormwater management
Sediment unloading, flooding and failed infrastructure need attention
Local News
In La Plata Mountains, possibility of copper mining has neighbors anxious
Metallic Minerals faced stiff opposition at a community meeting in Breen
Local News
Some residents want end to Durango’s fluoridation of drinking water
Health experts defend nearly 80-year practice
Local News
Nature’s legal advocate headquarters in Durango
Earth Law Center a voice for environments around the world
Local News
Durango residents can be free of fallen autumn leaves with new on-demand collection service
Table to Farm Compost partners with city to perform no-charge leaf pickup
Local News
EPA celebrates $4.9 million grant to Southern Ute Tribe to cut air pollution
Program will cut greenhouse gas emissions from tribal natural gas sources by 29%
Local News
Boebert’s bill to protect fish passes House, with looming concern over funding shortage
Local stakeholders are concerned about lack of $22 million in funds
Local News
Colorado senator’s bill could, finally, fulfill Gold King financial damage claims
Sen. Michael Bennet will introduce legislation to provide $3.3 million for lost business
New Mexico
Chaco Canyon buffer zone in the crossfires of Project 2025
The U.S. Interior Department said on Nov. 15 that oil and gas leasing within 10 miles of Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico will be prohibited for the…
Local News
Durango sustainability manager discusses water use with panel
Marty Pool said city’s water comes predominantly from Florida River, supplemented by Animas River
Regional News
For better water forecasts, scientists say we should pay more attention to spring
85% of Colorado River starts as snow in the high-altitude mountains
Associated Press
‘We were expendable’: Downwinders from world’s 1st atomic test are on a mission to tell their story
Downwinder Paul Pino heads through the SALA Event Center toward the screening of "First We Bombed New Mexico" during the Oppenheimer Film Festival in Los Alamos, New Mexico on Saturday,…
Local News
Longtime Durango Trails executive director steps down after 19 years
Mary Monroe Brown helped develop 50 miles of trail system during tenure