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The environment desk at Aspen Public Radio covers issues in the Roaring Fork Valley and throughout the state of Colorado including water use and quality, impact of recreation, population growth and oil and gas development. APR’s Environment Reporter is Elizabeth Stewart-Severy.

Carbondale to hear ‘Environmental Bill of Rights’

Courtesy of www.carbondalegov.org

The Carbondale Board of Trustees is considering a new bill of rights — for the environment.

 

Trustee Frosty Merriott said Carbondale has a long history of strong environmental policy: There’s a fee on plastic bags, a green building code and a climate action plan. But still, he said, the town needs to define a clear mission on environmental topics.

“We believe in having clean air, clean water, access to a view of the night sky, and to protect our native wildlife,” Merriott said.

To make that official, Merriott has been heading up work on an Environmental Bill of Rights that will serve as a guiding document for future boards of trustees.

Merriott and fellow trustee Heather Henry presented a draft to the board last week; a streamlined version is expected next month.

Aspen native Elizabeth Stewart-Severy is excited to be making a return to both the Red Brick, where she attended kindergarten, and the field of journalism. She has spent her entire life playing in the mountains and rivers around Aspen, and is thrilled to be reporting about all things environmental in this special place. She attended the University of Colorado with a Boettcher Scholarship, and graduated as the top student from the School of Journalism in 2006. Her lifelong love of hockey lead to a stint working for the Colorado Avalanche, and she still plays in local leagues and coaches the Aspen Junior Hockey U-19 girls.
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