The Environmental Protection Agency proposing new pollution standards that could dramatically improve the local airshed

The San Juan Trailriders getting in and cutting out deadfall on the Colorado Trail, Hermosa Creek, Jones Creek, Dutch Creek, Pinkerton-Flagstaff and other local trails
The Department of Energy awarding $98.4 million for the clean-up of 16 million tons of radioactive tailings north of Moab
Unusually high amounts of crime, theft and violence hammering the Durango area during recent weeks
Businesses and workers all over town that are already displaying crotchety behavior and a general lack of customer service
The ongoing hot and dry spell with no foreseeable rain in the forecast