When snow runoff is low, so are our spirits
At this time of year in Western Colorado, my friends and I watch rivers. We’re eagerly anticipating a bruising spring…
With fellow paddlers back in the day of heavy runoff, Auden Schendler, right, celebrates after running a river, courtesy Auden Schendler
MoreDismantling the U.S. Forest Service harms public lands and communities
When I led the Bureau of Land Management under President Biden, the hardest part of my job was reassembling the…
San Isabel National Forest, Nathrop, Colorado, Dave Marston photo
MoreThe real reason ICE agents wear masks
Under the Trump administration, agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, have been wearing masks while…
ICE vehicle, courtesy Colorado Rapid Reaponse network
MoreA Colorado town waits for a water crisis
Right now, Durango has 10 to 30 days of water stored in its Terminal Reservoir, which holds 267 acre-feet. That’s annual water consumption for about 600 households; Durango has over 9,000 households
Lake Nighthorse, near Durango, Colorado on May 26, 2023. Thanks to lighthawk.org for the aerial support. ©Mitch Tobin Usage rights are granted for editorial and nonprofit purposes only. No commercial or re-sale rights are granted without permission of the photographer. https://waterdesk.org/multimedia/license/
MoreBeer and clothing in second-place Aspen
In December, Teton County, Wyoming, residents learned they were the wealthiest people in the country, making an average of $471,751…
MoreCoal gets a boost as renewables are gutted
A few years back, my friend Norm told me that when he was growing up in northern New Mexico in…
MoreEnergy dominance harms our public lands
I live in Jackson County, in northern Colorado, where hundreds of inactive and abandoned oil wells litter the landscape. Not…
MoreSolar panels have more than proven themselves
I’d never heard of “net metering” until my electric bill hit $600 last February. Desperate for a way to reduce…
MoreRural Colorado county gets ready for wildfire
When La Plata County in southwestern Colorado needed a director of emergency management in 2021, they found a winner in…
Shawna Legarza Kennebec Trail Race 2024
MoreWhen reality weighs you down
A lot of us feel hopeless today. There’s the return of energy dominance as a federal goal, which places oil,…
MoreTrump’s policies put us in economic danger
Donald Trump’s platform was clear when he was running for president. He promised to make bold improvements—quickly raising revenue by…
MoreLos Angeles is a wake-up call for the West—especially Durango
After fierce winds whipped fire out of brush-covered hills on January 7, entire Los Angeles neighborhoods burned down. Within a…
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