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U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland reflects on tough choices during a historic tenure

Haaland was the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary

DATE: Jan 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Investigators haven’t found a motive for falsified environmental data filed at hundreds of Colorado oil and gas sites

Colorado regulators haven’t found a clear motive or pattern to explain why two environmental consulting firms allegedly falsified soil and water quality results on behalf of the state’s larg...

DATE: Dec 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Is energy permitting reform still on the table?

Bill would speed up renewable, hydrocarbon developments on public lands

DATE: Dec 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Seven homes evacuated for large-scale gasoline leak south of Durango

At least 1,000 gallons of fuel escaped pipeline, saturated ground

DATE: Dec 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA celebrates $4.9 million grant to Southern Ute Tribe to cut air pollution

Program will cut greenhouse gas emissions from tribal natural gas sources by 29%

DATE: Oct 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Chaco Canyon buffer zone in the crossfires of Project 2025

In 1973, it was Project Independence that brought a surge of extraction to Native American reservations to meet the energy demands of the country. Now Project 2025 includes policies with the...

DATE: Sep 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

La Plata County’s gas drilling rules just turned one – are they working?

Only one operator has fully complied with the new rules, but stakeholders say they’re working through the kinks

DATE: Sep 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

What happens when a natural gas company doesn’t pay a $12 million La Plata County tax bill?

Simcoe LLC has outstanding debt of $9.2 million

DATE: Aug 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado awarded $12.6 million federal grant to plug methane-emitting oil and gas wells

The U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency are giving a $12.6 million boost to Colorado’s efforts to reduce methane emissions by plugging older, low-producing oil ...

DATE: Aug 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango gas prices begin to dip, but remain high

AAA spokesman, Visit Durango don’t expect much reprieve this month given summer’s ‘last hurrah’

DATE: Aug 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southern Utes take federal regulatory authority of minor air pollution sources

Tribe is first in the nation to do so, EPA official says

DATE: Jul 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Oil production rebounds in Colorado, drillers optimistic

It’s been a wild ride for Colorado’s oil drillers. Before the pandemic, they celebrated record-breaking oil production in Colorado. Then the industry was hit hard by the global shutdown, as ...

DATE: Jul 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News