Environmental issue – The Journal

Anglers asked to stop fishing at noon daily on several Southwest Colorado rivers

Warm water, low flows and fishing pressure stress trout

DATE: Aug 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rising water temperatures threaten fish populations

Drought, lower flows pose serious challenges to aquatic life in Southwest Colorado

DATE: Aug 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Five years after Gold King Mine spill, water quality remains a concern

For a few days in August 2015, invisible mining pollutants could be seen by the world

DATE: Aug 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA proposes permanent mine waste dump site north of Silverton

Project needs approval from Sunnyside Gold, a company potentially on hook for costs

DATE: Jul 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bureau of Land Management faces lawsuit over oil and gas leases

Parcels located near Chaco Culture National Historical Park

DATE: Jul 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

EPA will temporarily plug ‘bad boy’ mine near Silverton

Experiment will help agency understand region’s hydrology, evaluate long-term solution

DATE: Jul 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rare cutthroat trout, saved in 416 Fire, set to be released back into the wild

Crews mounted rescue mission during wildfire in 2018

DATE: Jun 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

J. Paul Brown to reduce sheep herd amid disease concerns for bighorns

Group buys out one of Ignacio rancher’s high-risk grazing allotments

DATE: Mar 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Leader of state Energy Office touts clean power in Durango

Legislation moves ball on renewables, Will Toor says

DATE: Mar 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sen. Cory Gardner says he showed Trump photo of Colorado to help secure LWCF funding

President’s 2021 proposed budget previously slashed spending for Land Water Conservation Fund

DATE: Mar 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango-area residents weigh in as new rulemaking process for oil, gas regulations begins

Local meeting marks a change in how state commission functions

DATE: Feb 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Where is the lower-elevation snow for Southwest Colorado?

Mountains are on track with snowpack, but valleys remain bare

DATE: Feb 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News