Regional News - The Durango Herald

Some head to the mountains for Christmas trees – others let the Eastern Plains come to them

Little junipers are cut like a traditional Christmas tree and don’t come with any roots

DATE: Nov 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado marijuana sales – and tax dollars – are still falling

Sales peaked in the 2020-21 budget year, netting $424 million in taxes for the state

DATE: Nov 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Jeff Hurd wants to bring the BLM back to Grand Junction

Trump moved agency to Colorado in 2020, but Biden moved it back to Washington D.C.

DATE: Nov 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Forest Service won’t hire seasonal workers next year

Agency warns volunteer groups not to expect big projects

DATE: Nov 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

DIA nears 100 million annual passengers ahead of schedule

Rapid growth has created fewer satisfied passengers

DATE: Nov 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Why now might be the best time to buy an EV in Colorado

Tax credits about to shrink; dealers offering mind-boggling discounts

DATE: Nov 18, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado hospitals missing mark on displaying discounted care program information, report finds

Program expands financial assistance for uninsured and low-income patients

DATE: Nov 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado still has a middling recycling rate, but residents are wasting less overall

A new report shows Colorado’s recycling rate is still less than half the national average, but residents produced slightly less municipal waste in 2023, offering a small bit of hope to recyc...

DATE: Nov 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado second in the nation in electric vehicle adoption

Affordable cars, generous incentives have state only behind California

DATE: Nov 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

How will Donald Trump’s presidency affect abortion rights in Colorado?

During the presidential campaign, Trump said he would veto a national abortion ban from Congress because the issue was sent back to the states when Roe v. Wade was overturned

DATE: Nov 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

How a second Trump administration might reverse drilling and energy restrictions on public lands in Colorado

Newly minted federal rules designed to protect greater sage grouse habitats by restricting drilling, mining and renewable energy projects on nearly 1,200 square miles of public land in Color...

DATE: Nov 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News