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Water Pollution

Retrieving Durango’s recreational reputation

After more than a week of news coverage around the world about the Gold King Mine spill into the Animas River, the Durango Area Tourism Office wants to help tourism-based businesses convince...

DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lawmaker considers legislation to sue EPA

Coram hopes to empower AG Coffman

DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Green and clean

DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Costs and lingering sediment remain a concern

With news improving concerning the Animas River spill, local officials can now turn their attention to more long-term issues, such as impacts to the budget and contaminated sediment that mig...

DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Awaiting water

Animas Consolidated Ditch OKs use of Animas water

DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Navajo Lake releases dilute wastewater

Water managers doubled the release at Navajo Lake to help dilute heavy metals in the San Juan River. The Bureau of Reclamation, in cooperation with the San Juan River Recovery Imp...

DATE: Aug 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Inopportune time for a bath

DATE: Aug 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hickenlooper drinks Animas River water to make a point

Hickenlooper drinks from river: ‘If that shows that Durango is open for business, I’m happy to help’

DATE: Aug 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

State health department says water is safe

City to hold off drawing from Animas River

DATE: Aug 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Potential contamination alarms farmers

Animas River clearing, but sediment remains

DATE: Aug 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA chief confirms Animas is recovering

Calls for halt to mine cleanup across country

DATE: Aug 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Who’ll pay: Will lawsuit be filed against EPA?

Coffman says she would prefer to avoid court battle

DATE: Aug 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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