The Pineapple Express making repeat appearances in the San Juans, dumping as much as 100 inches in places and erasing concerns about a drought winter


Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar erasing a Bush Administration misstep and restoring protections to lands with the potential to become wilderness

The inaugural First Night putting a “Local First” spin on New Year’s Eve and offering another holiday boost to downtown Durango

The Forest Service giving a holiday gift to the Glacier Club and quietly overruling three appeals and granting final approval to the contentious Chris Park land swap

The admission by Energy Fuels, the company proposing the nearby Piñon Ridge uranium mill, that its product would be used to fuel a nuclear power plant in China

The U.S. Senate shooting down the DREAM Act and blocking a pathway to citizenship for the children of immigrants

In this week's issue...

January 25, 2024
Bagging it

State plastic bag ban is in full effect, but enforcement varies

January 26, 2024
Paper chase

The Sneer is back – and no we’re not talking about Billy Idol’s comeback tour.

January 11, 2024
High and dry

New state climate report projects continued warming, declining streamflows