Appeals court keeps uranium mining ban around Grand Canyon but allows nearby mine

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Tuesday upheld a 20-year ban on uranium mining around Grand Canyon National Park but ruled in a separate case that a uranium company could op...

Agency consents to coal lease expansions in western Colorado

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has given consent to expansions of two federal coal leases that would allow a mine to access land beneath the Sunset Roadless Area in w...

Critics of oil, gas leasing near Chaco sense déjà vu

Industry encouraged by Trump administration’s desire to develop resources

Patagonia, outdoor retailers fight Trump on U.S. monuments

SALT LAKE CITY — Outdoor clothing giant Patagonia and other retailers have jumped into a legal and political battle over President Donald Trump’s plan to shrink two sprawling Utah national m...

AboutFace celebrates 9-year anniversary, hosts open house

AboutFace Aesthetics will celebrate its nine-year anniversary with an open house on Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. at the Cortez Medical Spa, 10964 County Road 26 in Cortez. According to a...

Forest Service weighs changes to protections for sage grouse

BOISE, Idaho — The U.S. Forest Service is rethinking protection plans for sage grouse in six Western states after a U.S. court agreed with mining companies and others that the agency illegal...

Shale goal in sight: Profit, without hurting growth

Shale drillers are promising to add a new wrinkle to their world-shaking oil boom: they may finally make money. In third-quarter earnings reports, explorers including Pioneer Natu...

Shamrock Foodservice Warehouse to open Dec. 7 in Farmington

Shamrock’s Southwest Cash & Carry Store in Farmington is moving to a new location with a new name: Shamrock Foodservice Warehouse. The old Cash & Carry closed over Thanksgiving ...

Hopi last of Arizona tribes to sign gambling agreement

Tribe faces loss of coal mine revenues

Colorado’s boom times means government jobs have to up their recruitment game

Local governments say they are increasingly turning to guerilla marketing and financial incentives – including signing bonuses – to try and lure employees in Colorado’s exceedingly tight job...

Trappers ask court to throw out lawsuit over U.S. fur exports

More than 30,000 bobcat pelts were exported in 2015

Durango Fire Protection District seeks impact fees for additional funding

Money would be used to help pay for increased services drive by growth