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La Plata County Jail needs to expand, but ground contamination is a hurdle

Former industrial site left chemicals in soil and groundwater

Warm, dry winter likely to alter wildlife patterns in Southwest Colorado

Less forage leads to stress, increased predation, lower survival rates and more human-animal interactions

Earth Day Durango parades up Main Avenue on Saturday

About 30 groups represented in Procession of Species

Community pushback grows over mining exploration in La Platas

Metallic Minerals questioned about water use, access and long-term impacts at Durango open house

Durango-based company launches ‘Facebook Marketplace for businesses’

Paid membership gets access to eco-friendly buying, selling, donations in Four Corners

Durango woman has been picking up city’s trash for nearly 30 years

Longtime volunteer teams up with neighborhood children to collect waste

Durango offers sustainability, EV charging grants up to $10,000

City funding supports resiliency projects, workplace electric vehicle infrastructure

The smelly trees of spring have sprung in Durango

The story behind the Callery Pear trees around town – and why they stink

Colorado’s early snowmelt is a preview of a hotter future

Expect a longer wildfire season and major headaches for state water managers

Parks and Wildlife Commission accepts petition to ban Colorado fur sales in ‘embarrassing’ meeting

Commissioners voted 6-4 amid public pushback and criticism

Durango High School senior pushes cap-and-gown recycling program

Rising costs and environmental concerns drive effort

San Juan Citizen’s Alliance executive director to step down after 30 years

Mark Pearson reflects on three decades of public lands advocacy