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Jared Polis backs off on ballot drive
Standoff over competing initiatives regarding fracking appears over
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Film fundraiser on Sunday
The animated film will be shown at 7 p.m. in the Smiley Building auditorium. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Food from Turtle Lake Refuge, drinks and alcoholic beverages will…
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Gun range is under fire for loud noise
Petitioners: Move La Posta site to more rural location
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State land board to meet in Durango
The first workshop is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday and includes a local government roundtable with commissioners from La Plata and Montezuma counties. Topics for Thursday afternoon include renewable energy…
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Public meeting planned on Lake Nighthorse
A news release from Ed Warner, Western Colorado area manager, said the agency believed it was near an agreement with partners and stakeholders of the Animas-La Plata Project to integrate…
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Fire alert in effect today
The alert remains in effect until 9 p.m. The wind is south at 15 to 25 mph with guts up to 40 mph and humidity is between 5 percent to…
Policy and Politics Digest
Busy Colorado ballot will be energy-heavy
Far and away, though, energy-related measures dominate the list of proposed initiatives. There are at least a dozen such initiatives vying for a spot on the ballot. They range from…
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Superfund label stokes Silverton’s curiosity
Paying for cleanup would be aided by designation
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Silverton flirting with Superfund?
Meeting a first step in understanding possible cleanup process
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Red Arrow cleanup awaits Texas ruling
Coordinator hopes to start on Mancos site in late spring
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County wants more public access at outdoor shooting range
Gun club ‘good old boys’ look to lawyer up
Business
Four Corners air-quality improvements expected
Gas-and-oil wells and power plants will cut pollutants
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Enviros honor Zia Taqueria, and the chickens eat the scraps
Who owns Zia Taqueria? Tim Turner is Zia’s principal owner. Turner, 48, moved to Durango in 2001 to become a partner in Bread, the popular bakery on East Animas Road…
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Report: Mercury vapor at gold mill in Mancos not elevated
But three soil samples show excessive levels