Durango becoming Colorado’s first “Green Power Community” because of its collective commitment to buy energy from renewable sources


La Plata County holding Wildcat Mining’s feet to the fire and causing the California company to temporarily withdraw its application to mine and mill in La Plata Canyon

Durango’s streets, roads and sidewalks finally melting out and returning to a semblance of navigability

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter bending to pressure from Republicans and announcing this week that he will not seek a second term

Durangoans who cite the current cold temperatures and barely above-average snowfalls in an attempt to refute global warming

Colorado’s minimum wage actually dropping slightly in 2010, an unintended consequence of tying the wage to inflation

In this week's issue...

May 15, 2025
End of the trail

Despite tariff pause, Colorado bike company can’t hang on through supply chain chaos

May 8, 2025
Shared pain

Dismal trend highlights need to cut usage in Upper Basin, too

April 24, 2025
A tale of two bills

Nuclear gets all the hype, but optimizing infrastructure will have bigger impact