Environment - The Journal

BP reports uptick of spills in La Plata County

Major oil and gas company documents nearly 20 spills this year

DATE: Nov 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Tough to be a tree: Southwest Colorado’s forests are stressed

Drought, wildfire, bark beetles pose collective long-term threat

DATE: Nov 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado cutthroat restored to 23 miles of Hermosa Creek

Decades-long project creates longest continuous stretch for native fish

DATE: Oct 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County targets gun range contamination

2021 budget proposes $2.5 million to remove lead

DATE: Oct 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fight is back on in HD Mountains

New interest in an old natural gas field prompts residents to pushback

DATE: Oct 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Silverton Superfund site to remain on high-priority list, EPA says

‘Emphasis List’ created to speed up what can be lengthy processes

DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mining company set to begin exploratory drilling in La Plata Canyon

Metallic Minerals hopes to find new reserves of copper, other metals

DATE: Sep 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Highly invasive aquatic weed discovered in the Animas Valley

Concerns raised about Eurasian watermilfoil spilling into Animas River, Lake Nighthorse

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

TV network to film Ignacio family building earthen home

Goal is to construct the house from the ground up in 4 weeks

DATE: Sep 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

San Juan Mountains take beating this summer from off-roading

Higher-than-normal visitation harms fragile alpine tundra

DATE: Aug 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

With federal regulations rolled back, New Mexico forges ahead to curb methane

State releases draft version of rules July 20, aims for adoption in early 2021

DATE: Aug 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Anglers asked to stop fishing at noon daily on several Southwest Colorado rivers

Warm water, low flows and fishing pressure stress trout

DATE: Aug 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News