Environmental pollution

Southern Ute Indian Tribe criticizes company over gasoline spill response

A pipeline south of Durango burst in December, spilling 23,000 gallons of fuel

DATE: May 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Details scant as operators remains tight-lipped about pipeline failure south of Durango

Enterprise Products, the company responsible for the spill of 23,000 gallons of gasoline, has refused to answer questions

DATE: Feb 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

23,000 gallons of gasoline spilled into their yard; now, this Durango couple can’t go home

A pipeline burst in La Plata County in December, contaminating several wells

DATE: Feb 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southern Utes take federal regulatory authority of minor air pollution sources

Tribe is first in the nation to do so, EPA official says

DATE: Jul 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Why did it take so long for the Navajo Nation to secure a Superfund designation?

Waste from 40 years of uranium mining has contaminated watersheds across the reservation

DATE: Apr 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Locals wary of plan to recycle Leadville’s mining waste

Residents concerned plan to process historic mine waste could threaten Arkansas River, unearth town’s long-buried history

DATE: Mar 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New EPA methane emissions rules celebrated by some, cause concern for others

The rules will limit leaks from over 20,000 oil and gas wells in the Four Corners

DATE: Dec 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

E-bike rebate recipients begin to receive new wheels

Durango program aims to provide eco-friendly, reliable transportation to community members

DATE: Jun 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado is falling behind on its mandate to cut greenhouse gases

New state assessment shows big gaps in goals for transportation emissions

DATE: Sep 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Microplastics are seemingly everywhere – including Colorado’s snowpack

Samples find growing rate of shredded plastic fibers

DATE: Aug 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Could prescribed burns curb the health impacts of wildfires?

Controlled fire seen as a tool to mitigate some of the harm, report says

DATE: Jun 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Smoke, dust darken Durango skies

Fires burning in Arizona linked to Monday’s haze in Southwest Colorado

DATE: Jun 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News