Environment - The Journal

San Juan National Forest implements Stage 1 fire ban

Restrictions target lower elevation lands where vegetation dried rapidly

DATE: May 21, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

Former industrial site left chemicals in soil and groundwater

DATE: Apr 21, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

DATE: Apr 19, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico officials, tribal leaders vow to oppose slate of federal actions on public lands

Acoma governor said the pueblo submitted more than 400 public opposing the end of a ban on oil and gas drilling near Chaco Canyon

DATE: Apr 10, 2026 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Community pushback grows over mining exploration in La Platas

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

DATE: Apr 7, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango-based company launches ‘Facebook Marketplace for businesses’

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

DATE: Apr 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

City funding supports resiliency projects, workplace electric vehicle infrastructure

DATE: Mar 26, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

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

DATE: Mar 23, 2026 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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

Commissioners voted 6-4 amid public pushback and criticism

DATE: Mar 12, 2026 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sunflower Theatre to host screenings of conservation documentary ‘Preserved’

The documentary highlights the Vermejo property in New Mexico

DATE: Mar 11, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mountain Studies Institute’s new executive director bridges science and policy

Molly McKeon teaches global environmental policy at Fort Lewis College

DATE: Feb 16, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA plan would begin rolling back ‘good neighbor’ rule on downwind pollution from smokestacks

New Mexico among eight affected states

DATE: Jan 29, 2026 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico