Environment

NTSB releases details of crash

NTSB releases details of crash

July 25, 2013

CORTEZ (AP) — Investigators say a Montana-based helicopter that crashed southeast of Dove Creek, killing the pilot, was carrying a load suspended from a cable, and the load struck the…

Use of helicopters being analyzed after crash

Use of helicopters being analyzed after crash

July 22, 2013

Kinder Morgan is planning to conduct siesmic studies for CO2 reserves on land west of Pleasant view.du1-i-syn Subcontractors for CO₂ producer Kinder Morgan will continue seismic studies on the Doe…

State sets deadline for Wildcat mine road

State sets deadline for Wildcat mine road

July 18, 2013

DENVER — The owners of a La Plata Canyon gold mine with a troubled history have until Sept. 30 to fix a road that the previous owner built illegally. The…

State shuts down Red Arrow Mine

State shuts down Red Arrow Mine

July 16, 2013

A gold miner nine miles northeast of Mancos denies allegations that he used mercury to refine gold. Reached by telephone Monday morning, Craig Liukko told the Cortez Journal he declined…

City water diversion official after decades

City water diversion official after decades

July 15, 2013

Don’t be alarmed. It appears all is calm — with no more ripples — for a year-old City of Cortez water rights request to resolve an issue with generational roots…