Monarch butterfly placed on international endangered species list, but might it be making a comeback?
Western insect population sees surge in 2021
Environment
Settlement deadline looms in Supreme Court case over Rio Grande water
Texas claims New Mexico shorted its share of the water by pumping groundwater
Groundhog dam repair benefits operations and lake recreation
Major upgrade will prevent future lake drainings; popular mountain lake serves dual purpose
In Durango visit, Hickenlooper calls for rent and eviction protections at national level
Senator tours mobile home parks, 9-R school district bus barn
How Democrats’ climate bill will ‘supercharge’ Colorado’s clean-energy efforts
Billions in federal funding to supplement state-level incentives, ‘shift the economics’ of new technologies
With CORE Act stalled, supporters want Biden to use executive action
Public lands bill has been unable to advance past the Senate for years because of Republican opposition
Project improves Shaw Reservoir water supply
Complex water exchange and purchase benefits lake levels, fish habitat and wetlands in San Luis Valley
‘Reach up and touch the stars:’ The dark is starting to shine through Colorado’s astrotourism
Lake Fork Valley Conservancy starts ambitious project to transform park into a nocturnal classroom
Photos: Wedding party floats down the Animas River
The wedding party of Olivia Hamblin and Scott Titus prepare to float down the Animas River on a sunny and hot Thursday afternoon. Friday is likely to be another good…
Bureau of Reclamation to receive $4 billion to combat drought in Colorado River Basin
Funding will incentivize water-reduction efforts
Colorado Democrats, environmental groups cheer Senate passage of ‘historic’ climate bill
$369 billion package is a scaled-down version of a $2.2 trillion proposal
Colorado senators express hope for action with climate bill
‘This is a negotiation to try and save our planet’ says Sen. Hickenlooper
Rattlesnake activity picked up slightly sooner than usual in Durango area
Venomous bites should prompt fast trip to nearest hospital
Microplastics are seemingly everywhere – including Colorado’s snowpack
Samples find growing rate of shredded plastic fibers
Drought and irrigation will drain two reservoirs, killing fisheries and the local economy
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has issued emergency fish salvages at Queens and Jumbo reservoirs, which will run dry this summer
Forest Service halts new Keystone chairlift after resort mistakenly builds road in protected tundra
Vail Resorts has apologized for the mistake
$12 million wildlife crossing completed on U.S. Highway 160
Massive overpass expected to reduce animal-vehicle collisions by 85%
Congress may continue to pay farmers to use less water as Colorado River pleas intensify
The bill is tied to an Upper Basin water plan in response to talk about significant Colorado River cuts.
East Round Top Fire ignites 5 acres on Southern Ute Indian Reservation
Cause of blaze is under investigation
Torrential rain floods Bayfield homes, prompting demands for improved stormwater management
Town Board examining storm management plan