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Aspen Public Radio's coverage of social justice is jointly produced by Aspen Public Radio and Aspen Journalism, with support from the Aspen Daily News Journalism Fund.

Aspen Public Radio has launched a Women’s Desk to seek to understand the status of women through economic, sociocultural, regulatory, technological and news-making contexts. Learn more about the Women's Desk Network here.

Aspen Public Radio's Climate Desk is collaboratively funded by Climate Curve, Mtn Bio, Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, and The Farm Collaborative.

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This is the first contested race for the board of directors at the hospital in six years. Aspen Valley Hospital (AVH) canceled two previous ones because no one applied, except the incumbents. For this election, there are seven candidates running for two open seats.The candidates all answered a series of questions posed by Aspen Public Radio. Here are their responses.Ballots must be returned to AVH's administration office by 7 p.m. on May 3. They can be mailed or dropped off in person.

Officials estimate that the Pitkin County Landfill may be completely full 14 years from now. In an ongoing series, Aspen Public Radio’s team of journalists examines how and why the dump is filling up so rapidly, and how local governments are working to extend the life of it.

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.