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Environmental Pollution

Colorado told La Plata County to clean up its landfill; now the state will pay for it

A bill awaiting governor’s signature dedicates money to remediation at sites like the one in Bayfield

DATE: May 14, 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

Environmentalists sound alarm on Animas River water quality

Sediment and biohazard loading from Lightner Creek jeopardizing fish habitat

DATE: Mar 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

How to live next to radioactive waste

Aging activists have been fighting for the cleanup of the Cotter Uranium Mill Superfund site for decades

DATE: Mar 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Free reusable bags available at various locations in Durango

Revenue collected from plastic and paper bag fees to fund waste-reduction efforts

DATE: Feb 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

What was the social impact of Gold King?

Environmentally, the spill was negligible. But seeing a mustard-yellow river spurred action to clean up mines

DATE: Jan 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado is falling behind on its mandate to cut greenhouse gases

New state assessment shows big gaps in goals for transportation emissions

DATE: Sep 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Microplastics are seemingly everywhere – including Colorado’s snowpack

Samples find growing rate of shredded plastic fibers

DATE: Aug 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional 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

How citizen scientists are testing our streams and rivers for contamination

Mountain Studies Institute, Fort Lewis College partner to measure E. coli in San Juan National Forest’s waterways

DATE: Jul 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Could prescribed burns curb the health impacts of wildfires?

Controlled fire seen as a tool to mitigate some of the harm, report says

DATE: Jun 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Smoke, dust darken Durango skies

Fires burning in Arizona linked to Monday’s haze in Southwest Colorado

DATE: Jun 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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