Local News
Silverton mine waste repository construction to begin
The site will provide a final resting place for sludge removed from drainage of mines
Environment
Regional News
Lawmakers highlight harms of Utah oil train project again
Bennet, Neguse go to EPA about proposed Uinta Basin railway
Local News
After much deliberation, La Plata County Planning makes recommendations on gas and oil regulations
Commissioners vote to recommend draft code with modifications
Local News
Environmentalists sound alarm on Animas River water quality
Sediment and biohazard loading from Lightner Creek jeopardizing fish habitat
Local News
Energy contract could save Durango over $500,000, but a funding source must be approved
City Council to consider options to pay for facility upgrades
Local News
City of Durango holds its first ‘sustainability forum,’ a progress report on efforts to be green
Local governments can set policy, incentivize conservation and cut back their own consumption
Regional News
EPA’s new PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ could have implications for Colorado
Fed agency issues long-awaited mandatory drinking water caps for the toxic chemical
Local News
Durango mobile home park owner defends response to water crisis
Judge orders landlord to file weekly updates with the court
Regional News
Natural gas production likely cause of southern Colorado earthquakes, experts say
Raton Basin’s surge in seismic activity since 2001 follows drilling of wastewater injection wells
Regional News
Colorado oil, gas companies offer $459 million to guarantee wells are plugged eventually
Plans seek to meet new state financial requirements, but some smaller operators hope to put up only a fraction of the needed funds
Regional News
EPA blames Utah for Colorado ozone pollution
Federal agency won’t approve Utah’s clean air plans until they stop violating “good neighbor” rules
Local News
23 days without water: mobile home park owner ordered to explain
State seeks to sanction owner for contempt following court order
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Green Durango Grants application period opens Friday
Program with $25,000 funding designed to be accessible to small organizations
Regional News
Colorado lawmakers seek suspension of Utah oil train project
Sen. Bennet and Rep. Neguse cite East Palestine derailment in calling for further review of Uinta Basin Railway Project
Regional News
How to live next to radioactive waste
Aging activists have been fighting for the cleanup of the Cotter Uranium Mill Superfund site for decades
Regional News
Exxon drops algae research, but Colorado labs press on in hunt for green fuel
Labs the petroleum giant funded still see potential in algae as a biofuel
Local News
Ska Brewing Co. adds new sustainability initiatives for 2023
Brewery collaborates with Table to Farm to compost spent grain from the brewing process
Local News
Bennet Introduces ‘Protect the West’ Act to address wildfires and drought
Legislation aims to invest in the environment with sustainable financial efforts
Regional News
Colorado representative, senators want $60B to reduce fire risk, restore Western land
The Protect the West Act is sponsored by Sens. Bennet and Hickenlooper and Rep. Jason Crow
Local News
Court orders mobile home park owner in Durango to deliver more water, toilets
Darlene Mann must also reimburse residents for expenses related to outage
Regional News
Colorado’s air pollution permitting process may get stricter
Lawmakers, environmental groups say state agencies move too slow while ozone violations pile up
Regional News
Insurance companies may let Coloradans replace broken gas appliances with electric models
A bill in the legislature proposes home warranty owners be allowed to make the switch.
Local News
Durango Montessori School wants to recycle your old electronic devices
Event will be located at La Plata County Fairgrounds
Regional News
The government will pay you $30 an hour to sort through Telluride’s trash
Effort will help towns figure out how to change what people toss and why
Local News
Lightner Creek Mobile home park residents without running water for 11 days
Landlord suspected of violating state law by failing to provide toilets and alternative water source
Local News
Senators laud $86 million grant promoting clean drinking water to rural areas
PFAS can cause cancer, liver damage, decreased fertility and other diseases
Local News
Can La Plata County residents agree to disagree, without being disagreeable?
This Valentine’s Day, we asked leaders from differing perspectives to come together in the name of cordiality
Regional News
Upper Colorado River states land $125 million for pilot conservation program amid drought crisis
The major expansion of a previous experiment will be one of Colorado’s biggest contributions to emergency use cuts on the troubled waterway
Regional News
Fossil fuel drilling threatens air and wildlife in national parks, advocacy group finds
A methane cloud covering more than 1,200 square miles including Colorado said to have formed over four parks in West
Local News
Free reusable bags available at various locations in Durango
Revenue collected from plastic and paper bag fees to fund waste-reduction efforts