U.S., states struggle to pay firefighting costs
Spiraling costs leave less money for prevention projects
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Study: Climate change is transforming local forests
Climate change expected to alter Southwest Colorado forests
Prescribed burn planned for Lone Mesa
Fire will thin forest, improve wildlife habitat
EPA removes mine waste it used to improve road near Silverton
Agency faulted for using potentially toxic material, not seeking approval
Proposed Hovenweep drilling criticized for harm to views, night sky
Environmentalists: Views too valuable
Cortez council considers charging snowbirds for water, trash
Public works staff members recommend changing water and trash fee policies
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EPA-contracted company uses mine waste to resurface county road in Silverton
Officials worried about toxicity
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Monuments report challenges limits of protections
In Antiquities Act, landscapes like Grand Canyon count as ‘objects’ that can be protected
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EPA seeks public comments on Gold King Mine project
Horizontal well to be drilled at entrance
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Algae bloom blossoms in Animas River south of Durango
Water officials unsure of cause; no threat to human health
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A new balance: The undoing of Obama’s environmental policy
The courts have slowed some environmental rollbacks, but many have moved ahead
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Durango 100 percent renewable by 2050?
Petition calls for Durango to reach renewable energy goal
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Four Corners Air Quality Group plans forum in Durango
Pete Dronkers, with Earthworks, visited sites identified by NASA as methane emitters in the San Juan basin in August 2016. Dronkers operated an infrared camera that can spot invisible methane…
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Stewards of the Land Water is life, so treat the life it contains
Children in Silverton study what is living in the waters of the Animas River.M.K. Gunn/Courtesy photo “I was water brought to lifted leaves of daffodils and day lilies Drank into…
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The West’s new hot prospect? Extraterrestrial gold
Companies are hunting for lithium in Paradox Basin
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What should Superfund accomplish?
Local group seeks input on desired outcome of Superfund site
EPA clears Towaoc Rec Center of asbestos contamination
Rec Center closed pending final repairs
BP test well finds promising source of natural gas in San Juan Basin
Mancos Shale could become a leading U.S. producer
Interior Department scraps Obama rule on coal royalties
Mining companies criticized rule as burdensome and costly