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Colorado River stakeholders ask Congress for $2 billion in emergency funds to address drought crisis
14+ hour, 24+ min ago (810+ words) News News | May 13, 2026 A coalition of organizations, tribes, utilities and governments from across the Colorado River basin is asking the federal government for at least $2 billion to address the near-term impacts of the escalating drought and water supply crisis in…...
Sale, repair bikes not allowed in Aspen's Right of Way
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (373+ words) News News | May 11, 2026 This follows an Aspen City Council meeting April 6 where council members agreed that, while rental fleets could utilize the Right of Way as long as public access concerns were addressed, sale and repair fleets were not allowed…...
Colorado legislature passes bills bolstering protections for mobile home park residents
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (928+ words) News News | May 7, 2026 Several bills aimed at increasing protections for mobile home park residents have cleared the state legislature this year." Most of the measures build on existing laws passed in recent years that expanded homeowners" rights and required the…...
Vitrac-Kessler: Group from Pine Ridge reservation coming to Aspen for first time
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (129+ words) Opinion Opinion | Apr 3, 2026 This Saturday, April 4, Aspen Indigenous Foundation, a local non-profit, is hosting an amazing Native American Indian cultural exhibition. This event is free to the public. In addition, Sonwai La Rance, the world champion female Hoop Dancer and…...
Saddle Sore: A Woody Creek cowboy
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (776+ words) News News | Mar 20, 2026 My ski-pro friend Joy told her husband she sees me on Aspen Mountain frequently. "Can't be," he said. "He's a Woody Creek cowboy " I see him early on summer mornings, riding his horse out to irrigate." Ah,…...
Colorado employers would need to commit to measures to protect workers from extreme heat and cold, under Western Slope lawmaker's bill
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (1048+ words) News News | Mar 11, 2026 A state lawmaker representing rural and resort areas of Colorado's Western Slope is reviving a bill to ensure workers are protected from extreme heat and cold after a similar measure failed last year." Rep. Elizabeth Velasco, D-Glenwood…...
Colorado is gearing up to fight for water rights as the Colorado River stalemate continues
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1297+ words) News | Jan 27, 2026 As Colorado continues to negotiate with the seven Colorado River basin states on the post-2026 operations of Lake Powell and Lake Mead, the state's attorney general and lead negotiator are ready for a legal battle if the states…...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife prepares to enact new semiautomatic firearm safety program
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (662+ words) News | Jan 19, 2026 During the 2025 legislative session, Colorado lawmakers passed a gun control measure that creates new training and permit requirements for anyone purchasing certain semiautomatic firearms, including AK- and AR-style rifles and permits." The law, which was signed by Gov....
Conservation studies" findings on Colorado"s Western Slope have lessons for water managers
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (837+ words) News | Dec 29, 2025 The findings of recent water-conservation studies on the Western Slope could have implications for lawmakers and water managers as they plan for a future with less water. Researchers also found that water users who are resistant to conservation…...
Aspen Journalism: States repeat talking points with little progress on deal as Colorado River crisis deepens
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1035+ words) News | Dec 29, 2025 LAS VEGAS " Water managers from each of the seven states that share the drought-stricken Colorado River repeated familiar, divisive arguments at the Colorado River Water Users Association conference on Thursday, but they also said they are still committed…...