Caroline Llanes

As President-elect Donald Trump continues to announce appointments for key cabinet positions, his administration's priorities for public lands, extraction, energy, and tribal relations are becoming clearer.

Rocky Mountain Community Radio | By Caroline Llanes

Heidi McCullough is working on her computer in the lobby of the Glenwood Hot Springs Athletic Club on a snowy November morning, but it's a lot noisier than usual — mainly, due to construction.

One path to reducing carbon emissions in homes is to build or retrofit them to be more energy efficient, and to set them up to be net-zero — to generate more renewable energy than they use. But in our area, we need a more robust workforce to meet that demand.

On December 10, the Supreme Court heard arguments from attorneys in the case of Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County.

Heidi McCullough trabaja con su computadora en el vestíbulo del Glenwood Hot Springs Athletic Club en una mañana nevada de noviembre, pero es mucho

One path to reducing carbon emissions in homes is to build or retrofit them to be more energy efficient, and to set them up to be net-zero — to generate more renewable energy than they use. But in our area, we need a more robust workforce to meet that demand.

Climate change is leading to bigger variability in weather patterns, including big swings in extremes from one season to the next. When it comes to snow and the ski industry, that’s a problem.

Utah is asking the Supreme Court to grant it control of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance argues the state’s case is illegal and they’re concerned about the potential implications for public lands across the west.

One path to reducing carbon emissions in homes is to build or retrofit them to be more energy efficient, and to set them up to be net-zero — to generate more renewable energy than they use. But in our area, we need a more robust workforce to meet that demand.