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Weather affects animal behavior, river levels, bird migrations, plant life
Environment
Driven by Front Range, new oil and gas rules will impact SW Colorado
Supporters say regulations protect public health, environment
Lawsuit seeks to close GCC Energy’s King II coal mine
Conservation groups say more thorough water study will show excavation unsafe
Permit system on the way to control crowds on Ice Lakes Trail
High visitation has led to significant impacts on the landscape, Forest Service says
Red Mesa Reservoir inches closer to improvement project
Managers would like to double capacity, work in tandem with Long Hollow Dam
Tribal nations, Forest Service partner to revive oak tree population
Collaborations focus on traditional foods, fire history
Oil and gas drilling could impact Chimney Rock National Monument, critics say
About 2,560 acres, some within half mile of archaeological site, could be up for sale
Love’s Travel Stop to replace M&M truck stop
Abandoned M&M truck stop proposed for demolition
BP reports uptick of spills in La Plata County
Major oil and gas company documents nearly 20 spills this year
Tough to be a tree: Southwest Colorado’s forests are stressed
Drought, wildfire, bark beetles pose collective long-term threat
Errors in Bayfield water study could lead to higher utility rates
Town plans bill relief program
Habitat for Humanity homes outfitted with solar panels
Shaw Solar donates time, equipment to reduce families’ electricity needs
Discovery DIY Network wraps up filming of Ignacio off-grid home
‘I’m so nervous about seeing myself on TV’
Vancouver company digs deep to revive historic Ouray silver mine
Aurcana Silver Corp. prepared for the venture by studying a long list of failed North American mines
Colorado Public Utility Commission dismisses LPEA complaint against Tri-State
State agency says it lacks jurisdiction in contract buyout dispute
Colorado cutthroat restored to 23 miles of Hermosa Creek
Decades-long project creates longest continuous stretch for native fish
La Plata County targets gun range contamination
2021 budget proposes $2.5 million to remove lead
Montezuma County Landfill ramps up composting program
New screener purchased; collection of food waste planned
Carbon capture technology for N.M. power plant wins more support
Project would be largest of its kind in the world
Fight is back on in HD Mountains
New interest in an old natural gas field prompts residents to pushback