Neighbors organize to halt Hesperus solar installation
Company plans estimated 500,000 panels in southwest La Plata County, but residents worry about environmental impacts
Environment
Early-season snow off to good start in Colorado’s high country
So far, the biggest in-state beneficiary has been Southwest Colorado with 217% of the median snowpack
Purgatory Resort suing Forest Service in water rights dispute
Conservation of cutthroat trout lies at core of the conflict
Lack of affordable solar energy options in Farmington, clean energy advocates say
Can local governments fairly self-regulate utilities they own?
Colorado Parks and Wildlife funds countywide efforts to reduce human-bear conflict
City of Durango puts $60,000 toward expansion of secure trash containers
Wildlife numbers on the decline in Southwest Colorado, plummeting worldwide
Species threatened locally include Gunnison sage-grouse, Townsend’s big-eared bat and Humpback chub
Wolf Creek Village plan loses third legal fight for access road atop Wolf Creek Pass
Texas billionaire has spent 36 years vying for access to an inholding where he plans a resort village for 10,000 residents
1,900-acre solar project proposed south of Hesperus would be among state’s largest
Development would include battery storage and enough energy to power 56,000 homes annually
Environmental Protection Agency assesses permanent mine waste repository
Mayflower Tailings Impoundment offers large capacity for sludge created by water treatment
U.S. shift away from coal hits tribal community in New Mexico
Realities of closing San Juan plant and mine setting in for surrounding communities
Industry shake-ups have delayed or canceled many utility solar projects in Colorado
At least 10 large-scale installations have been scrapped or postponed
EPA tells Polis there’s no getting out of selling reformulated gas to fight ozone
State has threatened to sue over pricier, cleaner gasoline
Colorado’s official state fish makes second comeback after previously thought extinct
Wildlife officials report a breeding population of greenback cutthroat trout
Colorado is falling behind on its mandate to cut greenhouse gases
New state assessment shows big gaps in goals for transportation emissions
Farming, water and Wall Street on Colorado’s Western Slope
Agriculture producers in Grand Valley face difficult questions over the future of water in the West
A new mosquito is stalking New Mexico. Is the state ready?
Climate change creates a hospitable environment as United Nations warns of potential for disease spread
How do you keep Colorado hikers from falling 300 feet down a mine shaft? Foam
Since 1980, officials have gated and plugged more than 13,000 inactive mines
Climate damage from oil leases on U.S. land gets second look
Leases put up for sale during Trump administration
Durango to explore pipeline from Lake Nighthorse to Terminal Reservoir
Study will look at logistics, costs to support city water supply
Fishing bans lifted on rivers in Southwest Colorado
River conditions improve thanks to rain; area still in moderate to extreme drought