La Plata takes Montezuma’s top spot on water board
Board to draft letter to commissioners on mid-term replacements
Environment
Two wildfire mitigation awards given in Southwest Colorado
Rebecca Samulski, of FireWise, talks with landowners in 2015 about techniques to safely burn slash piles.Jim Mimiaga/The Journal For The Journal FireWise of Southwest Colorado has announced that Rebecca Samulski,…
Montezuma commissioners oust water board president
John Porter replaced amid commission’s opposition to conservation proposal
Resolution to end stream protection rule heads to Trump’s desk
Rule barred dumping coal mining debris in waterways
Coal boiler sparks lawsuit between Hesperus neighbors
Neighbors say governments won’t help
Stolen mine cart recovered, donated to Silverton museum
BLM donates artifact to Silverton museum
La Plata County OKs letter on tribal water standards application
Southern Utes seek EPA-approved water program
Ditch, reservoir convention to tackle water, climate issues
Event in Ignacio in February
Southern Ute tribe seeks to manage reservation water quality
EPA approval could affect upstream discharge permits
Horsemen present talk ‘Olga Little – Packer Extraordinaire’
The Journal The Mesa Verde Back Country Horsemen will host a presentation by Wayne Schaaf on the history of his great aunt, Olga Little, at the Horsemen’s meeting on Tuesday,…
Lawmakers disappointed with EPA’s dismissal of Gold King Mine spill claims
They’re unsure if there is any legal recourse
Dolores Water Conservancy reports on mussel control plan
New rules at McPhee Reservoir intended to contain threat
In Canada, a move to protect data from Trump
Canada rushes to back up data on climate change, fearing political interference
Oil and gas plants may have to report toxic releases
Proposed EPA rules for oil and gas industry is commonplace in other industries
Plans falter for West Coast coal terminals
Industry looks to Asia; face port challenges
Feds pull drilling from Lone Mesa
State park gets deferral, but private minerals exist
Canada’s pipeline plans run afoul of its climate goals
Environmentalists on both sides of the border are gauging Canada’s commitment to the Paris Agreement
New Mexico’s DAPL is dead
Pipeline would have carried crude oil around Chaco Culture National Historic Park
Drilling proposed north of Dolores
San Miguel county, Lone Mesa Park have concerns
Water pipeline for remote Navajo towns moves ahead
Remote reservation communities to receive treated drinking water