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‘Reach up and touch the stars:’ The dark is starting to shine through Colorado’s astrotourism

Lake Fork Valley Conservancy starts ambitious project to transform park into a nocturnal classroom

Colorado Democrats, environmental groups cheer Senate passage of ‘historic’ climate bill

$369 billion package is a scaled-down version of a $2.2 trillion proposal

Colorado senators express hope for action with climate bill

‘This is a negotiation to try and save our planet’ says Sen. Hickenlooper

Rattlesnake activity picked up slightly sooner than usual in Durango area

Venomous bites should prompt fast trip to nearest hospital

Microplastics are seemingly everywhere – including Colorado’s snowpack

Samples find growing rate of shredded plastic fibers

Forest Service halts new Keystone chairlift after resort mistakenly builds road in protected tundra

Vail Resorts has apologized for the mistake

$12 million wildlife crossing completed on U.S. Highway 160

Massive overpass expected to reduce animal-vehicle collisions by 85%

Xeriscaping trend keeps growing in Durango

Water shortages make grass-reduced landscaping more appealing

As CORE Act stalls, supporters hope land legislation will become law someday

After a decade of work on bill, its fate may depend on climate in Congress

Southwest Colorado a playground for research scientists

Landscape diversity invites study of desert groundwater, alpine permafrost and prehistoric wildfires

B.Y.O. utensils: Some Durango restaurants get creative to reduce waste

Businesses cut down on trash by asking customers to bring their own straws, spoons and cups

San Juan Mountains Association hosts events with ultrarunners Kilian Jornet, Dakota Jones

Conservation group will guide trail work in Silverton ahead of the Hardrock 100