Joe Hanel
Position: Staff reporter
Phone Number: (303), 839-1765

EPA to inspect Mancos milling site

Liukko fined $337,167; unsafe mercury level in shed on W. Grand Avenue

EPA to inspect Mancos milling site

Liukko fined $337,167; unsafe mercury level in shed on W. Grand Avenue

Jump in natural gas production bypasses San Juan Basin fields

DENVER — The Four Corners, which sat at the center of previous energy booms, is largely being left out of the action as a revolution in shale gas drilling ripples across the world. ...

USFS bans exploding targets

Devices blamed for <br/>16 wildfires since '12

Forest Service bans exploding targets

Devices blamed for 16 wildfires since ’12

Petition for school tax hike turned in

DENVER – Supporters of higher funding for schools turned in petition signatures Monday to ask Colorado voters to raise their own income taxes this November. The more than 160,000 ...

Tipton’s logging bill advances

A U.S. House committee advanced Rep. Scott Tipton’s bill to accelerate logging in national forests Wednesday, although Democrats on the panel said it will never become law. Tipton...

Empire argues PUC's right to rule on rates

DENVER - Customers upset with electricity price increases in the Four Corners had their day in court Monday, but it will be weeks or longer before they get an answer. Empire Elect...

Empire argues PUC’s right to rule on wholesale rates

DENVER – Customers upset with electricity price hikes in the Four Corners had their day in court Monday, but it will be weeks or longer before they get an answer. Empire Electric ...

Merged agency seeks comments

DENVER – Colorado’s new Parks and Wildlife division is reaching out for public help to craft a long-term plan. The agency is working on its “Path Forward,” a five-year plan that i...

Parks & Wildlife seeks input

'Path Forward'<br/>will guide<br/>merged agencies

Agencies unite in fight against fires

FORT COLLINS – Hoping that cooperation can replace money when it comes to wildfire protection, two Cabinet secretaries signed an agreement Friday to work together to prevent fire debris from...