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Chapters are the most local political subdivision of the Navajo Nation, and they have taken a leading role in the fight against oil and gas drilling. 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Durango.https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/blackplaceblueline.jpgBlackPlaceBlueLine2019-06-03T09:36:25+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2019/05/20/the-art-from-behind-the-slickrock-curtain-and-a-special-offer/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/rainbowmartin.jpgRainbowMartinhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/malegaze2-3.jpgMaleGaze2https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/leetso1.jpgX-ray of unhealthy human lungs on lightboxX-ray of unhealthy human lungs on 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AMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/screen-shot-2019-03-18-at-9.28.57-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-03-18 at 9.28.57 AM2019-03-25T06:08:53+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2019/03/15/san-juan-snowpack-19-the-race-to-the-top/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190312_west_text.jpg20190312_West_texthttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/screen-shot-2019-03-15-at-11.05.37-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-03-15 at 11.05.37 AMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/screen-shot-2019-03-15-at-9.01.52-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-03-15 at 9.01.52 AMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/animaspeak98-18.pngAnimasPeak98-18https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/screen-shot-2019-03-15-at-9.22.57-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-03-15 at 9.22.57 AMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/screen-shot-2019-03-14-at-7.23.25-pm.pngScreen Shot 2019-03-14 at 7.23.25 PM2019-03-16T13:24:25+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2019/03/16/gold-king-water-treatment-shutdown-bad-but-not-catastrophic/2019-03-16T13:23:02+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2019/03/07/san-juan-snowpack-2019-big-but-not-the-biggest-yet/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/image3.jpgimage3A CDOT driver clears debris from the East Riverside slide south of Red Mountain Pass in early March. This slide is the deadliest on Hwy 550 between Durango and Ouray. In the '60s a reverend and his two daughters were killed here, and plow drivers were killed by the Riverside in '78 and '92, not long after the (too-short) snowshed was built. Courtesy Colorado Department of Transportation. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/screen-shot-2019-03-07-at-10.28.46-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-03-07 at 10.28.46 AMRed Mountain Pass is so far seeing its 8th heaviest snowpack for 3/1 since 1981. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/screen-shot-2019-03-07-at-10.23.53-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-03-07 at 10.23.53 AMWe're not sure what's going on at Molas, where the SNOTEL station showed the March 1 snowpack sitting at average levels. This year is at 14th biggest snows since 1987. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/screen-shot-2019-03-07-at-10.18.51-am.pngScreen Shot 2019-03-07 at 10.18.51 AMWhile the snowpack is sitting well above average at Columbus Basin, it remains far below previous years, sitting in sixth place since 1995.2019-03-07T11:51:44+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2019/01/24/some-more-thoughts-on-the-pro-nuke-climate-hawk-movement/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screen-shot-2018-11-26-at-1.30.34-pm-1.pngscreen shot 2018-11-26 at 1.30.34 pmhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screen-shot-2018-11-26-at-1.29.59-pm-1.pngscreen shot 2018-11-26 at 1.29.59 pmhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/screen-shot-2018-10-28-at-10.47.37-am.pngscreen shot 2018-10-28 at 10.47.37 amChilling text from the manual given to Manhattan Project scientists. 2019-01-28T06:56:56+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2019/01/22/photo-essay-summer-18-four-corners-and-beyond/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/agathlaantler.jpgagathlaantlerhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/glencanyonboaters1.jpgglencanyonboaters1Boaters and SUPpers on the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_3361.jpgimg_3361Gabe. Weminuche Wilderness, Colorado. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_3347.jpgimg_3347https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_3344.jpgimg_3344https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_3301.jpgimg_3301https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_3364.jpgimg_3364Sign. Comb Wash. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_3294.jpgimg_3294Mormon Tea and Comb Ridge. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_3286.jpgimg_3286https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_3268.jpgimg_3268The Bears Ears, from the Abajo Mountains. 2019-01-22T12:50:10+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2018/12/06/is-trump-policy-really-fueling-a-western-fracking-boom/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/screen-shot-2018-12-05-at-6-33-41-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-12-05 at 6.33.41 PMGlobal oil prices drive rig counts. (Energy Information Administration) https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/screen-shot-2018-12-05-at-6-25-57-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-12-05 at 6.25.57 PMOil prices crashed; 50k jobs were lost. (Bureau of Labor Statistics)https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/screen-shot-2018-12-05-at-3-18-53-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-12-05 at 3.18.53 PM(Bureau of Land Management)https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/screen-shot-2018-12-05-at-3-33-10-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-12-05 at 3.33.10 PMCompanies can hold leases for 10+ years w/out producing. (Bureau of Land Management)https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/screen-shot-2018-12-05-at-3-29-01-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-12-05 at 3.29.01 PMNot all drilling permits are fulfilled. (Bureau of Land Management)https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/rigcountannotated.pngRigCountAnnotatedSee annotated version below. (Baker Hughes)2018-12-12T05:26:09+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2018/12/04/writing-novels/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/coverslickrock4.jpgCoverSlickrock4https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/snowscreencover1.jpgSnowScreenCover1https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/slickrockcover3.jpgSlickrockCover32018-12-04T18:32:34+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/images-animas-river-country/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/trees.jpgTreeshttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/gladstonetreatment2.jpgGladstoneTreatment2https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/atdischarge.jpgATDischargehttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/velocitypeak.jpgVelocityPeak?https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/trimble2.jpgtrimble2https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/trimble1.jpgtrimble1https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/silvertonnorth.jpgSilvertonNorthhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/silverton1.jpgSilverton1https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_0523.jpgIMG_0523https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/grenadiers1.jpgGrenadiers12018-11-10T05:49:08+00:00weekly0.6https://riveroflostsouls.com/2018/09/12/instagram-pilgrim-meditations-on-industrial-tourism-the-bears-ears-and-loving-a-place-to-death/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/tiretrack.jpgTireTrackhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/agathlaantler.jpgAgathlaAntlerAgathla Peak and antler. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/stonesculpturebw.jpgStoneSculptureBWStone and light. Bears Ears National Monument. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/navajogeneratingstationstacks.jpgNavajoGeneratingStationstacksSmokestacks, Navajo Generating Station. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bearsearsquadruple.jpgBearsEarsQuadruplehttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/glencanyonoverlook1.jpgGlenCanyonOverlook1Sightseers at Glen Canyon Dam overlook. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/horseshoemontage11.jpgHorseshoeMontage1https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/horseshoemontage1.jpgHorseshoeMontage1https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/horseshoebendwoman1.jpgHorseshoeBendWoman1Woman walking toward Horseshoe Bend, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona. 2018-11-05T11:47:48+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2018/10/29/last-ditch-standing-a-tale-of-water-inequality-in-the-west/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/powellmesa.jpgPowellMesahttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bulletsign.jpgBulletSignhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/farmersditch1.jpgFarmersDitch12018-10-29T09:34:52+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2018/10/17/the-inundation-of-utahs-mighty-five-national-parks-in-four-charts/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/screen-shot-2018-10-16-at-2-54-49-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-10-16 at 2.54.49 PMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/screen-shot-2018-10-16-at-2-41-17-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-10-16 at 2.41.17 PMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/screen-shot-2018-10-16-at-12-20-19-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-10-16 at 12.20.19 PMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/screen-shot-2018-10-16-at-12-23-59-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-10-16 at 12.23.59 PM2018-10-16T13:21:02+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2018/07/01/farmington-flatline-the-lower-animas-river-is-dry/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/screen-shot-2018-06-30-at-10-58-06-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-30 at 10.58.06 AMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/screen-shot-2018-06-30-at-11-01-14-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-30 at 11.01.14 AMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/screen-shot-2018-06-30-at-9-45-15-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-30 at 9.45.15 AM2018-10-02T11:50:32+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2018/10/02/this-isnt-just-another-dry-year-its-climate-change-coming-home-to-roost/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/screen-shot-2018-10-02-at-1-53-03-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-10-02 at 1.53.03 PMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/screen-shot-2018-10-02-at-2-31-14-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-10-02 at 2.31.14 PMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/animasvalleyoxbows1.jpgAnimasValleyOxbows1Animas River north of Durango, Colorado. 2018-10-02T11:46:09+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2018/07/23/river-of-lost-souls-excerpt-1911-flood/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/bakersbridge.jpgBakersBridge2020-06-08T18:24:49+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2018/06/11/wildfires-steam-trains-and-tension-in-the-san-juans/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/screen-shot-2018-06-11-at-5-03-04-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-11 at 5.03.04 PMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/collidingtrainsdrg1.jpgCollidingTrainsD&RG12018-06-11T19:01:39+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2018/06/05/the-416-fire-and-memories-of-2002-and-1879/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/screen-shot-2018-06-05-at-8-46-28-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-05 at 8.46.28 AMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/screen-shot-2018-06-05-at-8-45-34-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-05 at 8.45.34 AMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/screen-shot-2018-06-05-at-8-47-36-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-05 at 8.47.36 AMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/screen-shot-2018-06-05-at-8-43-51-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-05 at 8.43.51 AMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/screen-shot-2018-06-05-at-11-24-53-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-05 at 11.24.53 AMAs of May 1, Red Mountain Pass snow levels were quite healthy compared to the same date in 2002. The snow quickly melted, however.https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/screen-shot-2018-06-05-at-11-22-21-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-05 at 11.22.21 AMOn Molas Pass, the 2018 water year started out dismally, but had a spring recovery before collapsing, ending up far below average.https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/screen-shot-2018-06-05-at-11-18-30-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-06-05 at 11.18.30 AM2017-18 Snowpack levels in Columbus Basin, in the La Plata Mountains west of Durango, mirrored those of 2002.2018-06-09T23:10:38+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2018/05/25/map-why-the-chaco-protection-bill-is-just-a-first-step/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/chacomap2.pngChacoMap22018-05-25T19:16:50+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2018/05/20/the-nowhereness-of-air-travel/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sofiaplane1.jpgsofiaplane12018-05-20T09:19:40+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2018/05/07/river-of-lost-souls/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_3256.jpgIMG_32562018-05-07T08:01:02+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2018/05/02/mayday-the-san-juan-snowpack-is-vanishing/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-02-at-12-56-39-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-02 at 12.56.39 PMJudging by snowpack levels, this year's spring runoff is likely to fall somewhere in between 2002's and 2012's, meaning it will probably peak in May at levels far below average. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-02-at-12-35-40-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-02 at 12.35.40 PMThe Animas River in Farmington nearly went dry in April (this is not due to a faulty gage -- I witnessed the trickle on April 18). It would appear that one or more of the seven or so major diversions between the New Mexico state line and the confluence with the San Juan are responsible for the huge drop in flow beginning in mid-April. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-02-at-12-14-17-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-02 at 12.14.17 PMIs the Animas River already hitting peak spring runoff? It was looking that way, but then a winter storm slammed into the San Juans in early May, delivering a little bit of salvation, perhaps. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-02-at-12-13-36-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-02 at 12.13.36 PMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-02-at-12-12-44-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-02 at 12.12.44 PM2002 was the year of our discontent, weather-wise. The winter was weak, the spring was warm and dry, runoff on the Animas peaked in May at 900 cfs, which is about one-fourth of a decent spring flow, and the Missionary Ridge fire blazed through a good part of the summer. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-02-at-7-48-15-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-02 at 7.48.15 AMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-02-at-8-00-01-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-02 at 8.00.01 AMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-01-at-5-20-37-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-01 at 5.20.37 PMSnowpack levels on May 1 at the Molas Pass SNOTEL station are on a serious downward trend. This year's levels are rivaled only by 2002, 2012 and 2013. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-02-at-7-59-05-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-02 at 7.59.05 AMAfter a slow start, the snowpack started to recover on Molas Pass in February and March, only to suffer through a late April melt that brought it down to 2002 levels. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-01-at-5-19-29-pm.pngScreen Shot 2018-05-01 at 5.19.29 PM2018-05-03T17:46:24+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/recent-work/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/littlerockiesroad.jpglittlerockiesroad2018-04-06T16:07:32+00:00weekly0.6https://riveroflostsouls.com/2018/04/02/homeland-dryland/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/smelter.jpgSmelterhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/laplatas.jpgLaPlatashttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/junctioncrk.jpgJunctionCrkhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/animasvalley.jpgAnimasValleyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/screen-shot-2018-04-01-at-7-25-41-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-04-01 at 7.25.41 AMOddly enough, Molas Lake's SNOTEL station seems to have somewhat bucked the trend -- at least in relation to 2002. Still, it's the second lowest snowpack on record. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/screen-shot-2018-04-01-at-7-25-10-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-04-01 at 7.25.10 AMThe Red Mountain station typically gets more snow than those to the south of it, and this year is no exception. This year's snowpack is the second lowest it's been since 1981 (even lower than in 2002). Note that in 1990, the snowpack made a strong recovery in April. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/screen-shot-2018-04-01-at-7-24-46-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-04-01 at 7.24.46 AM2018-04-02T22:01:05+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/images-anethhovenweep-area/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sunflowers.jpgSunflowershttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sprinklerwheat.jpgSprinklerWheathttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sagepjackute2bw.jpgSagePJackUte2BWhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sagepjackute1.jpgSagePJackUte1https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/rinconpumpjackskybwhicon.jpgRinconPumpjackSkyBWhiconhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/rinconpumpjacksky1.jpgRinconPumpjackSky1https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/pumpjackutemountain1.jpgPumpjackUteMountain1https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/pumpjackuteinfrared.jpgPumpjackUteInfraredhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/pumpabstractjack.jpgPumpAbstractJackhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/mcelmotruck1.jpgMcElmoTruck12018-03-23T07:45:47+00:00weekly0.6https://riveroflostsouls.com/2018/03/26/river-of-lost-souls-excerpt-the-farm/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/clotheslineanimasvalley.jpgClotheslineAnimasValley2018-03-22T13:05:16+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/river-of-lost-souls-reading-aids/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/limecreekburn.jpgLimeCreekBurnhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sanjuanoilspill4.jpgLandscapeLandscapehttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sanjuanoilspill3.jpgLandscapeLandscapehttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sanjuanoilspill2.jpgLandscapeLandscapehttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sanjuanoilspill1.jpgLandscapeLandscapehttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-16-at-8-48-03-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-16 at 8.48.03 AMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-16-at-8-47-46-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-16 at 8.47.46 AMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/teftelkparktrout1.pngTeftElkParkTroutThis is probably one of the clearest, simplest arguments in favor of water treatment of acid mine drainage there is. Water draining from mines in upper Cement Creek had been treated for years by Sunnyside Gold Corp. Then, in 2005 (via a complicated series of events detailed in River of Lost Souls) treatment stopped. The results were seen very soon after in fish populations miles downstream. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-15-at-8-05-19-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-15 at 8.05.19 AMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/screen-shot-2018-03-15-at-8-04-45-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-03-15 at 8.04.45 AM2018-03-22T12:07:41+00:00weekly0.6https://riveroflostsouls.com/2018/03/11/photo-gallery-chaco-region-oil-and-gas-development/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/distanttanks1.jpgDistantTanks12018-03-12T14:57:22+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2018/03/05/dataviz-life-in-the-energy-sacrifice-zone/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/chacooilandgasmap.jpgChacoOilandGasMaphttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pipesignflare2.jpgPipeSignFlare2Methane, nitrogen and other gases are flared off at a recently drilled oil well near Nageezi, New Mexico. Carbon dioxide is used to stimulate oil and gas production. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/wpxfiremap.jpgWPXFireMaphttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/spilldatavizimage2.pngSpillDatavizImage22018-03-08T07:14:21+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2018/03/01/san-juan-snowpack-march-1-update/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/molaspasssno.pngMolasPassSnohttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/rmpsnow2.pngRMPSnow2https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/columbusbasinsnow.pngColumbusBasinSnow2018-03-05T20:28:57+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2018/02/19/river-of-lost-souls-weekly-excerpt-1/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/riverexcerpt1.jpgRiverExcerpt12018-02-21T17:35:18+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2018/01/22/new-mexico-oil-bounty-comes-with-costs/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ventingflaringnm.pngVentingFlaringNMhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/rigcountstates.pngRigCountStateshttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/nmoilproduction.pngNMOilProductionhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/nmspills2017permian.pngNMSpills2017Permianhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/nmoilgasspills2017.pngNMOilGasSpills20172018-01-24T13:02:22+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2018/01/08/the-lack-of-san-juan-snow-is-not-without-precedent-but-its-also-not-normal/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/snoteltempsrmp.pngSNOTELTempsRMPhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/snoteltempsmolas.pngSNOTELTempsMolashttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/snotelmolasaprilmayswe.pngSNOTELMolasAprilMaySWEhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/snotelrmpaprilmayswe.pngSNOTELRMPAprilMaySWEhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/snotelrmpswe.pngSNOTELRMPSWEhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/snotelrmpmolasswe.pngSNOTELRMPMolasSWE2018-01-09T14:31:17+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2017/12/15/a-26000-ton-pile-of-radioactive-waste-lies-under-the-waters-and-silt-of-lake-powell/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/whitecanyonmillmap.jpgWhiteCanyonMillMaphttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_0588.jpgIMG_0588https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_0589.jpgIMG_0589https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_0586.jpgIMG_05862017-12-20T07:26:57+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2017/12/11/interior-secy-zinke-is-albert-fall-and-other-writings-on-energy-public-lands/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/screen-shot-2017-10-26-at-4-30-20-pm.pngScreen Shot 2017-10-26 at 4.30.20 PM2017-12-11T13:03:36+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/writer-editor-researcher-for-hire/2017-12-05T17:53:23+00:00weekly0.6https://riveroflostsouls.com/2017/11/29/methane-madness-dataviz-of-natural-gas-pipeline-incidents/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/screen-shot-2017-11-29-at-1-57-54-pm.pngScreen Shot 2017-11-29 at 1.57.54 PM2017-12-03T13:21:31+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2017/11/27/oil-and-hazmat-spills-are-daily-occurrence/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/screen-shot-2017-11-27-at-11-23-34-am.pngScreen Shot 2017-11-27 at 11.23.34 AMClick on the map above for an interactive version. 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The La Plata Mountains can be seen in the distance. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/twinangelmound1.jpgTwinAngelMound1https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/trucksclouds.jpgTrucksCloudshttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/trucks2.jpgTrucks2https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/toolpushers.jpgToolpushers2017-05-15T16:23:58+00:00weekly0.6https://riveroflostsouls.com/images-various/2017-05-11T10:57:52+00:00weekly0.6https://riveroflostsouls.com/images-four-corners-country/2017-05-11T10:51:16+00:00weekly0.6https://riveroflostsouls.com/images-energy/2017-05-11T10:26:59+00:00weekly0.6https://riveroflostsouls.com/2017/05/03/this-land-should-be-your-land-a-national-parks-reading-list/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/33413584970_d6abb177e8_k.jpgFeatured Image -- 14932017-05-03T17:40:29+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2017/04/21/the-diminishing-animas-river/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/animaspeakflow.pngAnimasPeakFlowhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/animasmeanflows.pngAnimasMeanFlows2017-04-21T08:03:45+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/images/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/transwindabstract1.jpgtranswindabstract1https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/transwind7-e1497020102744.jpgtranswind7https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/transwind6.jpgtranswind6https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/transmoon7.jpgtransmoon7https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/transmoon3.jpgtransmoon3https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/transmoon2.jpgtransmoon2https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/transdistance1.jpgtransdistance1https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/transangle1.jpgtransangle1https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/transabstract.jpgtransabstracthttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/peligro.jpgpeligro2017-02-16T14:36:35+00:00weekly0.6https://riveroflostsouls.com/portfolio/images-oil-and-gas/2017-02-16T13:31:53+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2016/12/21/how-oil-and-greed-led-to-the-1923-centralization-of-navajo-government/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/screen-shot-2016-12-21-at-10-15-13-am.pngscreen-shot-2016-12-21-at-10-15-13-am2019-09-06T15:00:29+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2016/11/09/why-president-obama-needs-to-designate-a-bears-ears-national-monument/2016-11-10T09:20:37+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2016/10/24/comb-ridge-parcel-privatized-a-sign-of-things-to-come/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/orangecrush3.jpgorangecrush3Old can in the old road, on or adjacent to the Comb Ridge parcel.https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cactusflower1.jpgcactusflower1Prickly Pear in bloom on the parcel that was sold.https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/combsouth.jpgcombsouthView up Comb Ridge from the parcel that was sold.https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/combridgelichen.jpgcombridgelichenCrest of Comb Ridge on the parcel that was sold. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cowspine3.jpgcowspine3Cow spine on the sold parcel.2016-10-27T15:03:52+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2016/07/05/rio-de-las-animas-perdidas/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/screen-shot-2016-07-05-at-4-12-55-pm.pngScreen Shot 2016-07-05 at 4.12.55 PM2020-04-05T16:15:24+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2016/10/17/exploring-the-notion-of-home/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/combwash1.jpgcombwash1https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cliffdwellingcolor.jpgcliffdwellingcolor2017-05-26T23:59:55+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2016/09/14/grandstanding-vs-getting-er-done-on-the-animas/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/atdischarge.jpgatdischargeDischarge from the American Tunnel at Gladstone. This water is not treated before running into Cement Creek. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/gladstonetreatmentplant.jpggladstonetreatmentplantThe Gold King water treatment plant at Gladstone, August 2016.2016-09-21T13:50:33+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2016/09/21/when-stories-collide-the-gold-king-bears-ears-and-regionalism/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/screen-shot-2016-09-21-at-1-56-04-pm.pngscreen-shot-2016-09-21-at-1-56-04-pmhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/screen-shot-2016-09-21-at-11-34-22-am.pngscreen-shot-2016-09-21-at-11-34-22-amhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/lookingupmcelmo1.jpglookingupmcelmo2016-09-21T12:06:38+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2016/08/06/the-bears-ears-and-the-local-card/https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sunrise.jpgSUNRISESunrise, San Juan County, Utah.https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/poseyrock1.jpgPoseyRock1https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/potholes4.jpgpotholes4https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/lightrocks.jpgLightRockshttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/flowerswash.jpgFlowersWashhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cheesebox.jpgCheeseboxhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cliffdwellingbw.jpgCliffDwellingBWCliff dwelling, San Juan County, Utah. https://riveroflostsouls.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/bearsearswindmill.jpgBearsEarsWindmill2016-10-02T01:43:16+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/2016/07/21/98/2016-07-26T16:43:51+00:00monthlyhttps://riveroflostsouls.com/contact/2016-07-04T18:59:17+00:00weekly0.6https://riveroflostsouls.com/blog/2016-06-17T20:28:03+00:00weekly0.6https://riveroflostsouls.comdaily1.02022-02-04T01:05:17+00:00