D&SNGRR confirms that it has successfully converted five of its eight steam locomotives from burning coal to now burn 100% recycled oil…
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Groups Show Support for ‘Electric School Bus’ Legislation
The advocates highlighted the number of benefits offered by electric school buses beyond cutting ozone pollutants, including reducing toxic emissions that kids breathe while riding the bus…
Colorado Welcomes Arrival of New Zero-Emissions Big Rigs
Roads in Colorado will soon be seeing green 18-wheelers — big trucks with plenty of power but zero emissions…
Tickets On Sale Now for the ‘Library Affair’
You do not want to miss this wonderful opportunity to enjoy an evening with friends while supporting the exciting new building expansion…
OPINION: Ideology and the Death of Truth
There is a fundamental, and obvious reason for this kind of reaction – namely, that we are not hard-wired to think in terms of cataclysmic catastrophes…
Colorado Secretary of State’s Office Launches Economic Indicator Dashboard
“The business environment is dynamic and getting timely economic information is vital to making important business decisions,” said Secretary of State Jena Griswold…
Teacher Retention Bonuses Have No Apparent Effect in Denver’s Priority Schools
As the two sides head back to the negotiating table this spring to determine the next contract, the results of the CU Boulder study show the bonus was a bust…
Senate Passes Bills to Safeguard and Improve Colorado’s Elections
The bills will enhance Colorado’s gold standard election system by prohibiting intimidation and coercion at voting centers…
San Juan National Forest Approves Ice Creek Project at Purgatory
New buried powerlines will supply electricity to the top and bottom terminals of Ice Creek lift…
OPINION: Vet Voice Foundation Ad Slams Big Oil’s Land Grab Attempts
In the ad, Hal Donahue, a Vietnam Veteran, says, “I didn’t fight for my country to let oil companies destroy our way of life…”
Upper San Juan Search and Rescue Seeks Volunteers
Volunteering for SAR is unlike any other volunteer opportunity you will be involved in…
Colorado Lawmakers Look to Expand Student Job Opportunities to Address Worker Shortage
“We believe empowering young people through experiential learning opportunities is key to their future success,” Caufield said…
OPINION: 70 Years of Cloud Seeding, with Questionable Success
On mountain peaks scattered across Colorado, machines are set up to fire chemicals into the clouds in attempts to generate snow…
Pagosa Community Invited to Join ‘Working for Racial Equality’ Group
WRE has members who have personally experienced the negative impacts of racism… and members who have not…
Southwest Water Seminar, ‘Navigating Shortage’ Scheduled for April 1
The summer of 2021 saw severe water shortages affecting agricultural producers, the environment, recreation and towns in southwest Colorado…
OPINION: End of the Line for Tule Elk?
It wasn’t that long ago when a National Park offered the best protection for wildlife living within their boundaries…
LETTER: A Nagging Question About Town Property Purchases
Why would the powers-that-be spend a lot of money essentially re-inventing the wheel — by which I mean, starting from scratch (roads, utilities, etc.) at Mountain Crossing?…
Wolf Creek Ski Area Extending Operations to Easter Sunday
The midway base depth is at 109 inches and Wolf Creek’s year-to-date snowfall is 357 inches…
Colroado’s Black Democratic Legislative Caucus Promotes New ‘Juneteenth’ State Holiday
“In many ways Juneteenth represents how freedom and justice in the U.S. has always been delayed. Juneteenth is for all people, not just African Americans…”