13+ hour, 21+ min ago  (303+ words) Why is weaning off fossil fuel energy so hard?" It's clear that industrial-age energy like oil and gas is heating the planet, polluting the environment, and is subject to wild variations in markets and supply- chain availability. So why do…...

6+ mon, 5+ day ago  (800+ words) This summer, a grizzly cub in Grand Teton National Park gained international fame after an adult male bear killed the yearling's two siblings. The sole survivor of the attack, dubbed "Miracle," then separated from its mother to fend for itself,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (551+ words) This year, in what it calls a "study," Utah's Division of Wildlife'Resources is killing off mountain lions in an effort to increase mule deer herds. It has hired trappers from the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, authorizing them to…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (449+ words) The recent guest commentary by Suzanne Asha Stone and Delia Malone (Setting the record straight on the Copper Creek wolves," July 28, Aspen Daily News) paints a sentimental portrait of the Copper Creek wolf pack, framing livestock producers as callous villains…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (532+ words) Dams feeding the Colorado River, including Blue Mesa Reservoir near Gunnison, are being looked at to assist in the conservation of around 1. 7 million acre-feet of water needed to keep Lake Powell above hydropower turbine levels this year." For more than…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1037+ words) Same rate applied to motorcycles Exhibition opens Friday and runs through May 2" The Snowmass Water and Sanitation District is reducing outdoor watering hours and increasing fines in response to drought conditions. With the entirety of Pitkin County currently in the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (357+ words) This air quality monitoring station near the Aspen-Pitkin County airport is collecting data for a county-funded effort with the firm Mead and Hunt. A group of citizens has deployed their own instruments, not pictured here, to track tiny ultrafine particles,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (172+ words) Litter along Highway 82 between Basalt and Glenwood Springs is no longer just an eyesore " it is a safety hazard. Debris along a high-speed corridor creates avoidable risks for drivers and reflects a breakdown in the standards we should expect of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (515+ words) Brad Fite, right, facilities manager at the Aspen Recreation Center, discusses the ARC pool's aging infrastructure with members of the Aspen City Council and city of Aspen staff during a walkthrough on Feb. 25." The Aspen Recreation Center pool will close…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (101+ words) Aspen Daily News An elk herd crosses Owl Creek Road on Thursday afternoon." Partiers at Elk Camp celebrate closing day at Snowmass Ski Area on Saturday afternoon The pond skim was canceled this year due to snow conditions. " An osprey…...