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Environment

Durango sees more trash this year during spring clean up

City collected 4,070 cubic yards of waste, a 21% increase from 2022

DATE: May 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango School District 9-R flips the switch for Earth week

Classes turn off lights for 15 minutes to demonstrate how much electricity can be saved

DATE: May 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado could ban sale of gas-powered mowers and blowers beginning in 2025

Such a move would be a way to get real ozone cuts by 2026, when EPA demands kick in

DATE: Apr 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Annual Earth Day Festival unfolds at Buckley Park

Community gathers to celebrate the planet and advocate for sustainability

DATE: Apr 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango Earth Day events 2023

Organizers plan a parade on Main Avenue and events in Buckley Park

DATE: Apr 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Third draft of La Plata County gas and oil regulations released

Language includes modest reduction in setback requirements, additional permit review

DATE: Apr 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bennet starts a conversation to emphasize forest health

In a subcommittee hearing, the senator advocated for fire prevention and forest restoration

DATE: Mar 31, 2023 | CATEGORY: 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

DATE: Mar 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: 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

DATE: Mar 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local 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

DATE: Mar 14, 2023 | CATEGORY: 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

DATE: Mar 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

23 days without water: mobile home park owner ordered to explain

State seeks to sanction owner for contempt following court order

DATE: Mar 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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