Environment - The Journal

Some residents want end to Durango’s fluoridation of drinking water

Health experts defend nearly 80-year practice

DATE: Nov 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Boebert’s bill to protect fish passes House, with looming concern over funding shortage

Local stakeholders are concerned about lack of $22 million in funds

DATE: Sep 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Deb Haaland brings the Turquoise Clan to the DNC stage

Haaland says Harris ‘will fight for a future where we all have clean air, clean water and healthy communities’

DATE: Aug 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

N.M. officials withdraw $1.2 million fine against El Paso Water

Fine stemmed from a catastrophic break in two sewage mains in August 2021

DATE: Aug 14, 2024 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Tiny, endangered toads transplanted to Colorado pond successfully breed after 7 years

Biologists are thrilled at discovery of Boreal tadpoles in a bog in the mountains

DATE: Aug 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Arizona governor negotiates pause in hauling of uranium ore across Navajo Nation

Gov. Katie Hobbs intervened this week after talking with Navajo President Buu Nygren

DATE: Aug 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad to install 868 solar panels on buildings

American Heritage Railways receives grant from USDA for green initiative

DATE: Jul 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tens of thousands ‘overwhelmingly support’ using Indigenous knowledge to manage Bears Ears

Tribally informed co-management plan for the monument is the first of its kind

DATE: Jul 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Green thumbs share tips on making do with limited space, tough climate

Durango area has six different plant hardiness zones; which one are you working within?

DATE: Jun 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

A pioneering study tells us how snow disappears into thin air

A better understanding of sublimation could help water managers make more accurate predictions

DATE: May 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Environmental historian reflects on the legacies of Aldo Leopold and the Gila Wilderness

Leopold helped the Gila become the country’s first wilderness area 100 years ago

DATE: May 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Provision for acequia insurance hanging in balance as U.S. House and Senate debate Farm Bill

The Farm Bill is already a year late after expiring in 2023 over disagreements