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A new study from Western Colorado University found that winters with low snowpack tend to yield wildfire seasons that destroy more live biomass. The findings don’t bode well for Colorado forests this summer, but the worst outcomes can still be avoided.
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Jason Charme/Aspen Daily NewsFor the last year and a half, the city has been exploring a new project aimed at maintaining affordable commercial rents in hopes of revitalizing the town’s local spaces. -
Michael Fanelli/Aspen Public RadioSince October 2023, Aspen has required restaurants to compost, keeping thousands of tons of organic material out of the landfill and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. -
Brie Zadzilko/Courtesy PhotoAspen Mountain will be the only Aspen Snowmass resort open for lift-served skiing starting on Monday, April 6. It is currently scheduled to close on April 19. -
Courtesy of Katy WillcoxSnowmass patroller Katy Willcox has ski patrolled for a decade. As climate change makes winters increasingly unreliable, she decided that this season will be her last.
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On today's newscast: Mobile home park residents in Glenwood Springs asked Garfield County yesterday for help buying their land, but to no avail; Aspen Film’s 35th Shortsfest kicks off today; and a coalition in Utah and Nevada is appealing federal approval of a groundwater pipeline project in southern Utah. Tune in for these stories and more.
Regional News
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Elaine Disbro/British Consulate-General San FranciscoTopics included how to transition off of coal and how to respond to the AI data center boom. -
Kevin J. Beaty/DenveriteFor the 120-day session, legislators are paid $40,000 and a per diem. Most hold normal jobs when they’re not at the State Capitol. -
Mateusz_Dach/Freerange StockSome lawmakers in our region are arguing abortion bans help keep a population young and growing. Others say they lead to more people leaving the state. -
Murphy Woodhouse/Boise State Publice RadioIn recent years, concerns among the workforce about health risks of all kinds have been getting louder. And mental health is no exception.
NPR News
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NetflixKnown for his ruthless celebrity roasts, Ross turns inward in his Netflix special, Take a Banana for the Ride, which details the loss of his parents and grandfather. -
NASA via Getty Images/Getty ImagesThe Artemis II crew, led by Reid Wiseman, was the first to lay eyes on several craters on the far side of the moon. The astronauts want to name one of them after Carroll Wiseman, who died of cancer in 2020. -
Joe Raedle/Getty Images North AmericaWith gasoline prices averaging above $4 a gallon nationally, drivers are grappling with a sharp rise in fuel costs. Here are some ideas to consider if you're trying to cut your fuel costs. -
NASADuring the mission's loop around the moon, the crew took geological observations of places of interest on the lunar surface using their own eyes and snapping thousands of photos of the surface.
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Roberts-Smith is only the second Australian veteran of the Afghanistan campaign to be charged with a war crime. -
With the clock ticking, President Trump radically expanded his threat to the entire Iranian nation if its leaders fail to do a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday night. -
Bill Phillips was an outsider to economics, but he used a machine and a chart to change the way we think about the government's role in a capitalist economy. -
It's not just oil and gas that are affected by the Iran war. All sorts of shortages and price spikes are starting to pop up that stand to affect people's daily lives. -
The visit takes place ahead of President Trump's own summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping next month, where Taiwan is expected to be a top agenda item. -
Artificial intelligence tools that help mental health therapists take notes and keep records are quickly entering the marketplace. But some question the safety of AI in mental health care delivery.
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