Environment

The Caldor fire at Lake Tahoe has burned more than 200,000 acres. It begs this question: Could the same type of wildfire burn in Aspen?

A new coffee table book from The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies documents Aspen’s surroundings through photos and essays. The book is called “The…

Earlier this month, the Trump administration weakened the National Environmental Policy Act, a 50-year-old rule meant to limit the environmental impact of…

Local governments have been hit hard during an economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The City of Aspen projected a $25 million dollar loss in…

Roles are reversed for some local, state and federal policy makers at Thursday’s Healthy Rivers Youth Water Summit in Carbondale.Over 100 students from…

A bill to protect 400,000 acres of public lands in Colorado passed out of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources on Wednesday. The Colorado Outdoor…

The clouds responsible for snow storms can be pretty inefficient, as skiers and riders know well. “A lot of the moisture can just move away from the area…

The Colorado River District has an idea that could boost the Roaring Fork water supply. A proposal for cloud seeding goes in front of Pitkin County’s…

Communities looking to create less trash often turn to the three Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle. One local company is trying to get a C for compost in there,…

Hunters crowd into the Basalt shooting range on a recent autumn day for last-minute practice ahead of elk and deer season. This fall, things look a little…