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State: U.S. 160 spill site poses no health risk
State advises “corrective action” be taken
Environment
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Main Street Bridge endorsed for funding A special highway committee has recommended that Mancos receive more than $1 million to help fund the replacement of the Main Street Bridge. The…
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Silverton officials expect to make January deadline for Superfund request
Officials must request cleanup program by Jan. 31
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Rep. Scott Tipton says passing Good Samaritan bill should be priority
New regulations for cleanup not a priority
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Monticello’s $126 million wind farm nears startup
$126 million project boosts Monticello revenues, but power goes to the grid
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D.C. lawmakers meet inside Colorado mine
Congressional hearing held underground highlights Gold King spill
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Water monitoring plans may bring Four Corners together
New Mexico, La Plata County discuss partnerships
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Western states below historic snowpack averages
At the start of December, Nevada and Idaho are the only Western states above their historic averages for snowpack
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Monticello’s $126 million wind farm nears startup
Massive project boosts local revenues, but power goes to the grid
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Disagreement between Colorado and EPA over Gold King Mine spill lingers
Federal agency continues to insist that the state played a role
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Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission grapples with local-control issues
Consensus elusive in setting well standards
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Dolores River film explores water conflicts common in West
Competing demands on waterway with only so much to give
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Sen. Michael Bennet praises House approval of rural water bill
Bill helps small towns receive resources for water treatment
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Colorado Supreme Court denies Gov. Hickenlooper’s request to weigh in on attorney general’s air-standards lawsuit
Coffman’s power to sue in question
Education
Why few colleges reported rapes in 2014
A new analysis of campus crime data has revealed that 91 percent of U.S. colleges had no reported cases of rape in 2014, according to the American Association of University…
Business
Incoming state tourism director, Cathy Ritter, keenly aware of being positive
Promoting rural Colorado could help counter image of Gold King Mine spill
Business
How tourism officials calculate Gold King Mine spill in ad dollars
If news articles were instead advertisements, cost would have been $4 million
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Governor Hickenlooper’s office prepared to assist in Silverton Superfund negotiations
Silverton Superfund vote draws praise