Environmental Protection Agency

In 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency declared an Emergency Action in Telluride, Colorado, and proceeded to excavate some 15 acres of mine tailings just outside of town. That action is now over, but the town continues to grapple with the remnants of its mining past.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently sided with a couple battling federal officials over plans to build a house on a wetland in northern Idaho. Some call the ruling a victory for property rights, but its consequences extend to wetlands and waterways nationwide.

It can be hard to recycle on vacation, but just how bad are tourists at putting their waste in the right bin? The Environmental Protection Agency took this question to Telluride with a study that sorted through a week’s worth of trash from a slope-side short-term rental building.

A new analysis of air pollution across the country reveals a wide range throughout the Mountain West.

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a final determination to downgrade air quality in the Denver Metro and Northern Front Range area to “severe” non-attainment for ground level ozone. The effects of poor air quality on cardio-respiratory health are well documented, but recent studies show bad air may also affect the gut microbiome in people as young as infants.

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The Trump administration is replacing Obama-era fuel economy standards with weaker ones that will allow for more air pollution. Groups are already lining up to challenge the new rule.

The Environmental Protection Agency released an action plan Thursday regarding potentially toxic chemicals known as PFAS. The chemicals have been...