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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.

Aspen mayor urges Trump to act on climate change

Courtesy of http://m.gulfnews.com

Aspen Mayor Steve Skadron is joining leaders of cities across the United States in signing a letter urging President-elect Donald Trump to take action on climate change.

Mayors from 37 cities across 19 states and the District of Columbia united to call on Trump as a businessman and as a parent to address what they call “the greatest challenge of our time, climate change.”

Aspen is the smallest city represented, joining the likes of New York City and Chicago, as well as Park City, Utah, and Dubuque, Iowa. The mayors note that, on a local level, American voters approved ballot initiatives that amount to about $200 billion in taxes to reduce carbon pollution across red and blue states.

 
The mayors urge the president-elect to expand renewable energy development and “spark a new manufacturing, energy and construction boom in America.” The letter asks that Trump shift his position and embrace the Paris Agreement for global climate action. The mayors pledge to continue with local efforts even in the absence of federal support.   

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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