A new music invention is being manufactured in Dolores, and it's moving up the charts. Bob Waggoner is a local musician who recognized a common problem that he set out to fix in 2000. Lugging...

Federal and state protection measures for the Lower Dolores River were sharply criticized by local officials Thursday during a regional water meeting in Cortez. But public-land agencies and the...

Federal and state protection measures for the Lower Dolores River were sharply criticized by local officials Thursday during a regional water meeting in Cortez. But public land agencies and the...

Illegal dumping occurs in many rural communities, and often has a traditional history that does not jive with modern environmental laws. The Ute Mountain reservation is not immune to the typical...

Federal and state protection measures for the Lower Dolores River were sharply criticized by local officials Thursday during a regional water meeting in Cortez. But public land agencies and the...

The Ute Mountain Ute tribe has secured $45,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency to install an air-quality and meteorological station in Towoac. Two coal-fired power plants in New Mexico are...

What to do with old tires is a common dilemma, but the Ute Mountain Ute tribe and the Montezuma County landfill have come up with a creative solution. The tribe recently removed 5,000 tires from an...

The bipartisan budget agreement passed by Congress Dec. 21 includes funding for several environmental projects in southwest Colorado. The agreement proposes that Congress budget $600 million...

Purchased in 1999 for about $6 million and opened for limited hunting in 2002, Lone Mesa State Park has yet to open to the general public, but that is still the intent, officials report. Park...