Regional News - The Durango Herald

Colorado’s millions of acres of roadless areas are safe from Trump rule reversal – for now

Gov. Polis says he was assured a separate deal negotiated in 2012 to keep 4.2 million Forest Service acres roadless will remain in force, despite national reversal

DATE: Jun 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge blocks Polis from ordering certain state workers to hand over employment info to ICE

Court stopped short of prohibiting the governor from finding another way to comply with federal subpoena

DATE: Jun 25, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

GOP plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules

Proposal revealed sharp disagreement among Republicans

DATE: Jun 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2 killed in Montrose plane crash

Incident occurred shortly after takeoff when aircraft failed to gain altitude

DATE: Jun 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sen. Hickenlooper helps organize Pride concert at Trump-led Kennedy Center

Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper led a one-night takeover of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Monday night to celebrate Pride month, in defiance of the Center’s move away from what Pre...

DATE: Jun 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Millions of acres of Colorado forest under threat after Trump reverses longstanding roadless rule

Forest Service seeks economic development and wildfire-fighting routes, but environmental advocates are furious

DATE: Jun 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report raises alarm on diminishing groundwater in the Colorado River Basin

Water losses beneath the surface are more than twice as severe as reservoir losses

DATE: Jun 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado so far wins favorable rulings in most of its lawsuits opposing Trump policies

Attorney General Phil Weiser has joined almost two dozen cases challenging executive actions

DATE: Jun 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s tax credits for EVs, e-bikes and heat pumps will be cut in half next year

State’s dismal economic forecast requires green tax credits be slashed in 2026

DATE: Jun 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ted Cooke tapped to run Bureau of Reclamation amid pivotal Colorado River talks

President Donald Trump has tapped longtime water manager Ted Cooke to be the next commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The nomination, submitted Monday to the Senate Committee on ...

DATE: Jun 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News