The federal government plans to lease about 5,000 acres of public land on Garfield County’s Roan Plateau in December for future drilling.
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Pitkin County District 1 candidates weigh in on the airport, water rights and public land managementCandidates Rob Ittner and John Doyle spoke to Aspen Public Radio about where they stand on top issues facing the county. They’ll face off in the Nov. 3 election.
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Even before the snow stopped falling this past winter, fire leaders across the region were ringing alarm bells about what it meant for the 2026 fire season.
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Republican incumbent Rep. Jeff Hurd faces a challenge from combat veteran and former Aspen City Councilor Dwayne Romero for Colorado’s Congressional District 3. The massive district covers much of western and southern Colorado.
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Voters in House District 57 in November will choose between Democratic incumbent Rep. Elizabeth Velasco of Glenwood Springs and Republican challenger Russ Andrews of Carbondale, a financial adviser and secretary of the Colorado Republican Party.
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On today's podcast: Health care is a major point of contention… separating the candidates for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District. The Aspen City Council could have a vacancy next year. The public is pushing back on a Trump administration move to allow more motorized vehicles in national forests.
Regional News
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New satellite observations show that some global river models struggle to account for dams, reservoirs and other human influences, raising questions about their reliability for water planning.
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Two years after her death, the world-famous grizzly bear’s legacy endures. At the same time, federal protections for the species are on their way out the door.
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Vicki Christiansen, who retired as Forest Service chief in 2021, pointed to aggressive agency mandates to quickly extinguish fires as a possible factor at play during this dangerous season.
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The Trump administration tried to shut down campuses last year. Courts kept them open, but enrollment plummeted. Now, it’s on the rise again.
NPR News
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A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that President Trump cannot ban news organizations from covering him at the White House because he does not like the nature of their coverage - at least, not until the matter goes to a formal trial.
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Pope Leo XIV had surgery on Tuesday to remove a cancerous growth in his lung, the Vatican announced.
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Six Democratic and six Republican senators wrote a letter calling on President Trump to withdraw from his recent deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Locals and preservationists have long opposed Trump's plan to redevelop a municipal D.C. golf course. That legal fight escalated after the government cleared hundreds of trees on short notice.
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In a letter, Cornell's president apologized for what happened to the student who alleges she was raped by several men at a fraternity house in 2024 and promised 'meaningful action.'
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sat down for an interview with NPR at a time of renewed tensions with the White House.
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Li won a Pulitzer for her memoir about the suicides of her two sons. In her new novel, Music Against the Night, she writes about two young prodigies in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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Prices can get sticky. That helps explain why recessions hurt so much — and what policymakers can do about them.
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Coral reefs are facing increasing threats around the globe. But on a remote Pacific island, scientists have found that reefs can get help from a surprising ally: seabirds.
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With Election Day just a few weeks away — and millions of votes already cast — midterm polls are everywhere. While polling can be a helpful tool to understand the electorate, it's not a crystal ball.
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