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Environmental Cleanup

There’s a crappy situation in Colorado’s backcountry: too many pooping hikers

Outdoor recreation groups hope handing out waste-disposal kits will cut down on the problem piling up on Colorado’s public lands

DATE: Dec 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango High School promotes sustainability through ‘Zero Waste Week’

Green Team tries to help community while gaining hands-on learning experience

DATE: Nov 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Taxpayers left holding tab for expensive cleanup at Purple Cliffs

Durango and La Plata County go with higher bid to ensure work begins immediately

DATE: Oct 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

New rules to prevent ‘orphaned’ oil wells could fail to cover cleanup costs, report says

Updated bond amounts could total $1.8 billion, but analysts say system ‘riddled’ with loopholes

DATE: Sep 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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

DATE: Jul 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

DATE: Jul 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Animas River water quality is improving in Durango, study shows

Upgrades to city’s treatment plant benefit aquatic life, recreation

DATE: May 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bulkheads caused the Gold King Mine spill. Could they also be part of the solution?

Remediation tool can limit acidic drainage, but experts must also understand the complicated hydrology

DATE: Mar 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Passage of federal abandoned mine legislation likely faces uphill battle

Experts raise doubts over bill’s viability, but say it’s a step in the right direction

DATE: Mar 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hundreds of abandoned uranium mines could be cleaned up if lawmakers approve legislation

Bill would direct agency to coordinate efforts to reclaim sites

DATE: Feb 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New legislation would address abandoned mine pollution in Southwest Colorado

Conservation groups, nonprofits and local governments could finally join remediation efforts

DATE: Feb 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

$90 million settlement reached to pay for mine cleanup near Silverton

Deal helps resolve liability issues around 2015 Gold King Mine spill

DATE: Jan 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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