Grand Junction Fire Department Chief Duncan Brown said azardous Materials crews are working to remove bottles holding an unknown liquid from a vehicle along Highway 141 near Whitewater. NBC 11 News reports that Fire chief Duncan Brown said the department received a call just before 2 earlier this afternoon to check on a vehicle pulled [...]

Oxy USA has agreed to pay fines totaling nearly $650,000 for pit leaks that caused oil and gas contamination of spring waters northwest of Parachute. The Daily Sentinel states The company signed a settlement agreement with the state under which it will pay $390,000 for an incident in the Cascade Canyon area and $257,400 for [...]