If the pollution in the Animas River was a comet, the tail would be passing through the town of Durango now, said Aaron Kimple with Mountain Studies Institute.
Like a comet, the 3 million g...
It is now the iconic photo of a mine cleanup gone wrong – a photo that has been seen by countless people and one that defines the enormity of an environmental disaster.
Since the photo of t...
At a minimum, the mining spill in the Animas River will cause a multi-million dollar loss to the area economy, economic experts estimated on Friday.
“This is a man-made disaster,” said Roge...
The Environmental Protection Agency typically responds to disasters caused by private interests; it doesn’t cause them. So the agency finds itself in an unusual position of accepting blame for the rel...
The city of Cortez and the Colorado Department of Transportation have scheduled a second public meeting on the access plan for U.S. 160 between Maple and Patton streets on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 5–7 p.m....
A Cortez man could end up in prison for the rest of his life after being found guilty of sexually assaulting his common-law wife.
After more than three hours of deliberations on Monday, Aug...
National Public Lands Day, which will take place on Sept. 26, will be celebrated at P{hil’s World with a “Trasher Hunt,” staying with the theme of keeping our public lands beautiful.
Each ...
Dr. Lillian Wakeley will present a talk on Thursday, Aug. 13, about the 1996 discovery of the remains of 9,000-year-old Kennewick Man and the resulting legal battles fought under the Native American G...
Four Corners Community Bank (FCCB) donated several pieces of electronic and free-weight fitness equipment to the Ute Mountain Tribe’s Ute Mountain Recreation Center.
The equipment had been...
With millions of gallons of mine waste contaminating the Animas River, rivers are a timely topic for the Four Corners Lecture Series.
Chris Rasmussen will speak on Thursday, Aug. 20, on “Ec...
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