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• Keep your neighborhood unplugged

  May 2, 2012 3:52 PM

  The Colorado Springs Stormwater Division is asking residents to keep the storm drains clear. This is the time of year when people prune trees and clean up their yards. But if left near a storm drain, that refuse can find its way into the drainage system and even into Fountain... more »

• Recycle event scheduled for May 12

  April 25, 2012 1:43 PM

  Residents of Pueblo County can get rid of unwanted hard-to-recycle items on Saturday May 12. The event happens at the Colorado State Fairgrounds from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enter the fairgrounds at Gate 3 on Mesa Avenue. Items will only be accepted from homes--no business waste will... more »

• $60 billion lost to fraud and waste in Iraq and Afghanistan

  August 31, 2011 8:22 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - An independent panel that concluded as much as $60 billion in U.S. funds has been lost to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade will release results today of its three-year investigation into wartime spending. In its final report to Congress, the... more »

• Utah company to seek permit to ship soil to Colo.

  September 20, 2010 6:44 AM

  The Utah-based company EnergySolutions says it will apply for a special-use permit from Conejos County in Colorado to ship contaminated soil there and operate a waste transfer station south of Antonito. The decision came after six weeks of negotiations to address disputes over rail shipments of dirt contaminated with... more »

• PooPower: From the toilet to the tank

  August 20, 2010 3:49 PM

  Flint, Michigan has taken another step in becoming a zero-waste city. The city unveiled its first biogas vehicle at Kettering University on Thursday. It's intended to educate, enlighten, and employ. Green technology now powers the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 heavy duty pickup truck. More specifically and scientifically, without... more »

• Cotter uranium mill on track to close

  August 18, 2010 7:51 PM

  A uranium mill that has operated in Canon City for decades is now on track to permanently close. The Cotter Corporation now says it plans to shut down containment ponds that store millions of tons of toxic waste. Without containment ponds, the mill can't operate. The Cotter Uranium Mill sits... more »

• Governor Ritter signs radioactive waste bill

  June 8, 2010 5:07 PM

  Governor Bill Ritter signed a bill in Canon City Tuesday afternoon to tighten regulations on radioactive waste in Colorado. It requires uranium mills to clean up radioactive waste before accepting more radioactive material. Uranium mills are now allowed to postpone cleanup until they finish production and decommission their facilities.... more »

• Hazardous waste to be collected Saturday

  May 20, 2010 1:09 PM

  Pueblo's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day for hard-to-recycle items is scheduled for Saturday, May 22 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Colorado State Fair Grounds. Participants should enter through Gate 3 on Mesa Avenue. This event is only open to residents of the City and County of Pueblo.... more »

• $2.5 billion recovered for Medicare trust fund

  May 13, 2010 8:17 AM

  The government says it recovered $2.5 billion in over-payments for the Medicare trust fund last year as the Obama administration focused attention on fraud enforcement efforts in the health care industry. In a report, the Justice Department and the Health and Human Services Department say their cooperative efforts are... more »

• Hazardous waste disposal day planned

  May 4, 2010 2:43 PM

  Pueblo's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day for hard-to-recycle items is scheduled for Saturday, May 22 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Colorado State Fair Grounds. Participants should enter through Gate 3 on Mesa Avenue. This event is only open to residents of the City and County of Pueblo.... more »

• Bessemer Neighborhood clean-up Saturday

  April 30, 2010 11:57 AM

  It's that time of year for spring cleaning and Saturday May 1st there's a big clean-up scheduled in one of Pueblo's oldest neighborhoods. It's the 7th annual Bessemer Neighborhood clean-up. Residents can drop off old appliances, tires, yard waste and other trash to the corner of Abriendo Ave. and Canal... more »

• Bill could force the closure of Canon City business

  April 27, 2010 5:20 PM

  The state Senate has given initial backing to requiring uranium mines and mills to clean up nuclear waste before accepting more radioactive material. The Senate backed the bill in a voice vote Tuesday. A final vote could come Wednesday. Lawmakers worry a new national focus on nuclear energy will... more »

• PW seeks permission to send waste water to reservoir

  April 23, 2010 5:04 PM

  The Pueblo West Metro District wants to send waste water into the Pueblo Reservoir, which is also where many people get their drinking water. The proposal isn't sitting well with county leaders, but Pueblo West says its safe and necessary. "You're always trying to get water, and you're always... more »

• Pueblo West proposes putting wastewater in Lake Pueblo

  April 22, 2010 2:39 PM

  The Pueblo West Metropolitan District will submit a plan Thursday to the Pueblo Area Council of Governments to send waste water into the Pueblo Reservoir. Right now Pueblo West sewage is treated at a facility on the east edge of Pueblo West, just south of Highway 50. That water... more »

• Pueblo plant will get $1.5 million in solar panels

  November 10, 2009 5:20 PM

  The City of Pueblo is investing in solar panels to reduce energy costs at one of its facilities. On Tuesday, city leaders broke ground on a project to install 1,800 solar panels at the waste water treatment plant on S. Queens Ave. The city will spend $1.5 million on the... more »