Environment - The Durango Herald

Durango Montessori School wants to recycle your old electronic devices

Event will be located at La Plata County Fairgrounds

DATE: Feb 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local 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

DATE: Feb 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional 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

DATE: Feb 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local 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

DATE: Feb 14, 2023 | CATEGORY: 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

DATE: Feb 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Two wolves captured, collared by Colorado wildlife biologists in North Park

The two males, the only GPS-tracked wolves in Colorado, will provide CPW with insight on future wolf behavior in the state

DATE: Feb 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Federal court: U.S. must consider climate impacts of drilling in Greater Chaco region

Biden administration lost in its defense of 199 permits approved under Obama, Trump

DATE: Feb 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drought, plague and fire: What the Rio Grande National Forest is up against

There’s no certainty swaths of beetle-bitten trees will recover over burn scars

DATE: Feb 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks

In emails obtained by The Associated Press, one water manager said, ‘We're all headed to a very dark place.’

DATE: Jan 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Polis administration opposes new climate targets in Democratic-backed bill

Colorado Senate bill also includes permitting reforms, incentives for electric lawn equipment

DATE: Jan 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Heat pumps are having a moment in Colorado, but do they really work in the bitter cold?

Developed in 1857, tech improvements are making heat pumps a viable element in the contemporary transition to cleaner, more energy efficient homes

DATE: Jan 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Forest Service agrees to begin winter travel planning on Rio Grande

Conservationists reach partial settlement with federal agency

DATE: Jan 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.