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A year after EPA spill, some still seek compensation

Aug 23, 2016
The EPA says it's limited in what it can reimburse communities for.
The 2016 rafting season has been strong in Durango, Colo. Flash back one year ago though and this riverfront looked different. Companies were forced to cancel trips for eight days after an EPA-triggered spill of mining waste into the Animas River.
Grace Hood, Colorado Public Radio

Oil bust means boom for auction house

Apr 11, 2016
One auction house in Denver is selling a record amount of used oil equipment.
Potential buyers check out oil and gas equipment being auctioned at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers in Denver on March 17, 2016.
Grace Hood/Colorado Public Radio

Train horns driving you crazy? Just wait a few years

Dec 17, 2014
There is a way to silence passing trains, but it takes years and costs millions.

A flood washes away one Colorado town’s infrastructure

Sep 10, 2014
One year later, lower-income residents have been slow to return to Lyons, Colorado.

It's Tax Day! Now for pot dealers, too

Apr 15, 2014
Tax deductions on labor and rent don't apply to legal marijuana dispensaries

Rising small business sales likely to continue in 2014

Mar 31, 2014
Many baby boomers were unable to sell during the Great Recession