Environment - The Journal

Upper Colorado River states land $125 million for pilot conservation program amid drought crisis

The major expansion of a previous experiment will be one of Colorado’s biggest contributions to emergency use cuts on the troubled waterway

DATE: Feb 14, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Interior secretary hires Native American as legal counsel

SANTA FE – A Native American attorney who oversaw New Mexico's Indian Affairs Department has been tapped to serve as a top legal adviser to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haal...

DATE: Feb 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

‘Not an object to be bartered,’ the Rio Grande is lifeblood for the land

As New Mexico’s largest river dries, pueblos work to preserve it – and to establish their rights

DATE: Feb 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Fossil fuel drilling threatens air and wildlife in national parks, advocacy group finds

A methane cloud covering more than 1,200 square miles including Colorado said to have formed over four parks in West

DATE: Feb 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Two wolves captured, collared by Colorado wildlife biologists in North Park

The two males, the only GPS-tracked wolves in Colorado, will provide CPW with insight on future wolf behavior in the state

DATE: Feb 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Drought, plague and fire: What the Rio Grande National Forest is up against

There’s no certainty swaths of beetle-bitten trees will recover over burn scars

DATE: Feb 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks

In emails obtained by The Associated Press, one water manager said, ‘We're all headed to a very dark place.’

DATE: Jan 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Polis administration opposes new climate targets in Democratic-backed bill

Colorado Senate bill also includes permitting reforms, incentives for electric lawn equipment

DATE: Jan 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Heat pumps are having a moment in Colorado, but do they really work in the bitter cold?

Developed in 1857, tech improvements are making heat pumps a viable element in the contemporary transition to cleaner, more energy efficient homes

DATE: Jan 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Forest Service agrees to begin winter travel planning on Rio Grande

Conservationists reach partial settlement with federal agency

DATE: Jan 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

As gas car sales drop, how many electric vehicles did Colorado buy in 2022?

Overall market is down, but the state adopts cleaner electrics and hybrids at a pace that makes leaders happy

DATE: Jan 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Net-zero federal lab set to open in Colorado in 2026 thanks to Inflation Reduction Act

A new, all-electric Food and Drug Administration lab will be funded through $79 million from the Inflation Reduction Act.