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Kenya bans plastic bags, may fine violators up to $38,000

NAIROBI, Kenya – A ban on plastic bags came into force Monday in Kenya and those found violating the new regulation could be receive maximum fines of $38,000 or a four-year jail term. ...

DATE: Aug 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gore hammers at global warming

In a time when climate change seems an issue more vital than ever – especially as the Trump administration moves to dismantle programs meant to slow global warming and withdraws from global ...

DATE: Aug 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Interior: No changes needed to Colorado national monument

Zinke says Canyons of the Ancients will not be eliminated or reduced

DATE: Jul 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Dolores River gets a D- by Conservation Colorado

Low flows from McPhee Dam need improvement; reservoir managers point to progress

DATE: Jul 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper commits to uphold Paris climate agreement

Hopes to cut greenhouse-gas emissions by 26 percent by 2025

DATE: Jul 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Uranium mine avoids fine for spilling radioactive waste on highway in Southern Utah

Cameco’s shipments halted until remedied

DATE: Jul 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Montezuma County commissioners vote to restrict Sage Hen road access

Closure to protect reservoir from invasive species

DATE: Jun 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Blanding, Ute Mountain Ute tribe debate merits, dangers of uranium mill

Discussion pits jobs against environmental risks

DATE: Jun 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Gold King Mine spill conference set in Farmington

Since the August 2015 Gold King Mine spill, scientists from universities and state and federal agencies have studied the watershed of the two rivers impacted by the spill. The la...

DATE: Jun 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez council OKs letter supporting unchanged Canyons monument

Cortez council’s letter asks for no changes to designation

DATE: Jun 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Trump’s budget renews debate on Arctic refuge oil drilling

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – President Donald Trump’s plan to help balance the federal budget features a new attempt to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to petroleum...

DATE: May 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World