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Quick 'n' Dirty - Durango Telegraph

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

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Soapbox - Durango Telegraph

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT

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Power (and financial) struggle - High Country News Most Recent

Paul Larmer and Jodi Peterson — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Wide-ranging talk at HCN's "Power Struggle" discussion in Tucson; HCN board meeting raises financial issues; clarification, corrections.

Power (and financial) struggle - Current Issue

Paul Larmer and Jodi Peterson — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Wide-ranging talk at HCN's "Power Struggle" discussion in Tucson; HCN board meeting raises financial issues; clarification, corrections.

Roundtable breaks no new ground for Wolf Creek project - Durango Herald

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The status of the new Wolf Creek ski area development project remains undecided in the wake of a roundtable discussion on the issue organized by U.S. Rep. John Salazar.

Snow brings green to Flagstaff - Durango Herald

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT

FLAGSTAFF - Three-year-old Shane Cone browsed the stacks of brightly painted sleds, disks and inner tubes at the Flagstaff Quick Stop on a recent Thursday, trying to figure out which snow toy looked best.

Air quality - Durango Herald

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT

A collection of environmentally minded organizations led by the National Parks Conservation Association has petitioned two federal cabinet departments to declare northwest New Mexico's Four Corners Power Plant to be in violation of the Clean Air Act and thereby force it to be cleaned up. It is an effort that should be joined by area governments, greens and business interests. Whether driven by

Fred Kroeger - Durango Herald

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT

If they are smart, members of the Durango Water Commission will take Fred Kroeger out to lunch once in a while. That is because his roots in La Plata County are deep, and what he did not experience in local leadership roles after returning from service in World War II, he learned from the older generation. Hearing his perspectives on Durango's growth and the role water played will always be

Soapbox - Durango Telegraph

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT

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Quick 'n' Dirty - Durango Telegraph

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT

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A-LP association accepts operation of water system - Durango Herald

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The sponsors of the Animas-La Plata Project are taking on the operation and maintenance functions of the water-delivery system instead of hiring an independent contractor.

The EPA rides again - High Country News Most Recent

Jodi Peterson — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Under Lisa Jackson, the Environmental Protection Agency swings into action, much to the dismay of ranchers and industry.

The EPA rides again - Current Issue

Jodi Peterson — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Under Lisa Jackson, the Environmental Protection Agency swings into action, much to the dismay of ranchers and industry.

Talks Under Way on Recreation Plan for Southwestern Colorado Lake - Albuquerque Journal: State News

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Talks Under Way on Recreation Plan for Southwestern Colorado Lake

Talks under way on recreation plan for Colo. lake - Vail Colorado: News

Associated Press Vail, CO Colorado — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT

DURANGO, Colorado - A southwestern Colorado water district is developing a plan for recreation facilities at the new Lake Nighthorse reservoir. An Animas La Plata Water Conservancy District subcommittee is negotiating with a consultant for a preliminary plan. Water began flowing into the reservoir in March. Officials say it will take 18 months to three years to fill. The conservancy district took on the recreation planning after state and local officials said they had no money for it. Colorado State Parks estimated it would cost about $25 million to build recreational facilities. It's not clear where the money would come from. The reservoir will supply water to the Ute Mountain Ute, Southern Ute and Navajo tribes and the towns of ...

Panel begins talks on Lake Nighthorse - Durango Herald

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT

A committee that took on the job of developing recreation at Lake Nighthorse is negotiating with a consultant to produce a skeletal plan that would lead to a fleshed-out version focusing on a timetable, cost and public benefit.

Water: Gas companies helped create a map of nontributary water - Durango Herald

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT

DENVER - Most coalbed methane wells in Southwest Colorado do not deplete area rivers, a state regulator has decreed. But ranchers say the decision gives away water to gas companies at the expense of senior water rights owners.

Coalbed gas wells get water reprieve - Durango Herald

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Snowfall uplifts Arizona Snowbowl - azcentral.com | business

Ryan Randazzo — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Visitors to Arizona Snowbowl spend about $15.8 million in Flagstaff in a good season, and sledders and snowman builders bring an additional economic benefit that is helping some businesses weather the recession.

Federal judge hears HD Mountains case - Durango Herald

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT

DENVER - Environmental groups made a last-ditch effort to halt drilling in the HD Mountains on Wednesday in federal court.

Well approvals in San Juan forest blasted. - Denver Post: Business

The Denver Post — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Well approvals in San Juan forest blasted.

Fight over drilling SW Colo. mountains in court - Vail Colorado: Our World

JUDITH KOHLER Associated Press Writer — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT

DENVER - Opponents of a plan to drill dozens of natural gas wells in the southwest Colorado mountains, including roadless forest land, accused federal officials Thursday of playing a shell game with public lands. Attorneys representing the San Juan Citizens Alliance and four other groups argued in federal court that agencies didn't follow the forest management plan when they approved a project authorizing about 140 wells in the San Juan National Forest in 2007. Of special interest are the HD Mountains, which include roadless areas. The mountains make up roughly 45,000 acres of the 125,000-acre project area. Industry officials note that there are already several wells in the area. Environmentalists, though, say most of the drilling has ...

Quick 'n' Dirty - Durango Telegraph

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT

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2009 in Durango: Do you remember these top stories? - Durango Herald

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT

A recession, goes the economist's epigram, is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose your job. It was worse in other places, but for many in the area, 2009 will be remembered as the year a recession was elevated to a higher degree.

Desert Rock spokesman reacts to withdrawn document - Custom Search

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A spokesman for the planners of a northwestern New Mexico power plant says he's disappointed that the Bureau of Indian Affairs has withdrawn a biological assessment for the Desert Rock Energy Project proposed on Navajo Nation land.