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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.

Airport open house to reveal environmental impacts

Aspen Public Radio | By Elizabeth Stewart-Severy
Published January 18, 2017 at 5:23 PM MST
Courtesy of Pitkin County

The results are in from an environmental analysis of the proposed expansion of the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport. The public has a chance to learn more Thursday evening.

The most recent environmental assessment looked at noise, air quality and climate, among other areas of concern. So far, officials said there are no major red flags that would derail the project, which includes relocating the runway. Because of that change, there would need to be mitigation work on the wetlands along Owl Creek Road.

The public can review the environmental impacts, ask questions and provide feedback Thursday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Gant.

 
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Elizabeth Stewart-Severy
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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