DAN ELLIOTT

Pine beetle’s outbreak is over

But spruce beetle is going strong

Oil-and-gas rules give locals limited say

Critics say local governments must be able to set own regulations

Mountain snows that feed Colorado River look good so far

DENVER — Snowpack in the mountains that feed the Colorado River was slightly above the long-term average on Wednesday — welcome news in the drought-stricken Southwest. But water a...

Suspicion over federal wolf plan spreads to Colorado, Utah

110 Mexican gray wolves now roam portion of Arizona, New Mexico

Regulators discuss proposed rules meant to ease oil and gas conflicts

DENVER – A hearing on proposed rules for oil and gas drilling in Colorado got off to a contentious start Monday, with critics saying the guidelines were too narrow to do any good or that the...

Feds stand behind report that Colorado agreed to mine plan

State mine agency says no consent given before Gold King Mine spill

Oil, gas rules could affect very few sites

Proposals would give locals a say about drilling

Government wants protection restored for Utah prairie dogs

DENVER – A lawyer for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service told an appeals court Monday that a federal judge in Utah went too far when he struck down protections for a kind of prairie dog fou...

EPA: Water for Navajos was OK

DENVER – New tests on water sent to Navajo Nation farmers after millions of gallons of waste spilled from a Colorado mine indicate that the emergency supply met federal and tribal standards ...

Proposed well rules under fire

Measures seek to soften impact on local jurisdictions

Lynx captured in rare photos

DENVER - Scores of fierce-looking lynx roam the remote Colorado high country, 16 years after they were reintroduced to the state. But they're rarely seen or photographed. Now, sta...

Rare photos of lynx taken in San Juans

DENVER - Scores of fierce-looking lynx roam the remote Colorado high country, 16 years after they were reintroduced to the state. But the elusive animals are rarely seen or photographed. ...