/tags/eagle-county Eagle County en-US Copyright �ʹ���ַ/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:23:40 GMT /regional-news/2024-12-10/supreme-court-hears-challenge-to-scope-of-environmental-reviews-in-utah-oil-railway-dispute The case could end up limiting the scope of environmental analyses that the federal government conducts when considering significant infrastructure projects or management decisions. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 23:23:40 GMT /regional-news/2024-12-10/supreme-court-hears-challenge-to-scope-of-environmental-reviews-in-utah-oil-railway-dispute Rachel Cohen /podcast/inthenoco/2024-05-09/an-affordable-housing-complex-built-just-for-educators-take-shape-in-eagle-county Eagle County school officials struggle with twin issues: a shortage of affordable housing and a shortage of teachers. A new housing complex designed for educators offers a solution. We’ll hear from one of the first teachers to live there in today’s episode of In the NoCo. Thu, 09 May 2024 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-05-09/an-affordable-housing-complex-built-just-for-educators-take-shape-in-eagle-county In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole /podcast/inthenoco/2024-04-25/knowledge-alone-is-really-not-enough-fostering-climate-hope-as-a-way-toward-climate-action Taking action against climate change can be difficult or impossible if despair is weighing you down. This is why environmental advocates say “climate hope” is so important. We hear more from Charlotte Lin, sustainability coordinator for the town of Avon, on today's In The NoCo. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-04-25/knowledge-alone-is-really-not-enough-fostering-climate-hope-as-a-way-toward-climate-action In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole /news/2023-11-06/winter-snow-could-help-recharge-the-colorado-river-but-what-if-it-doesnt Winter snow in the Rockies provides the majority of the Colorado River's water supply. As negotiators work on long-term rules for sharing the river, a dry winter could add some urgency. Mon, 06 Nov 2023 13:17:00 GMT /news/2023-11-06/winter-snow-could-help-recharge-the-colorado-river-but-what-if-it-doesnt Alex Hager /the-colorado-dream/2023-11-03/how-a-staffing-crisis-launched-eagle-county-school-district-into-the-affordable-housing-business A lack of affordable housing is causing a severe staffing crisis in schools in Eagle County, prompting the school district to break into the affordable housing development business. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 12:48:00 GMT /the-colorado-dream/2023-11-03/how-a-staffing-crisis-launched-eagle-county-school-district-into-the-affordable-housing-business Rae Solomon /news/2023-01-23/help-in-the-moment-in-eagle-county-in-school-therapists-tackle-a-youth-mental-health-crisis Cassandra Armas is a frontline worker fighting to rein in a crisis. Her job, as an in-school therapist was created by a community-wide effort in Eagle County to change the bleak narrative of rural childhood mental health in the region by putting therapists in the schools. Today there are 17 therapists who see students at every school in the district. In 2017 there were none. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 13:41:50 GMT /news/2023-01-23/help-in-the-moment-in-eagle-county-in-school-therapists-tackle-a-youth-mental-health-crisis Rae Solomon /news/2022-08-29/colorado-judge-who-pointed-ar-15-style-rifle-at-stepson-suspended A Colorado judge who pointed an AR-15 style rifle at his adult stepson during an argument has been censured by the state's Supreme Court and suspended without pay for 30 days. The Colorado Supreme Court issued the order Monday regarding District Court Judge Mark D. Thompson. Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:08:09 GMT /news/2022-08-29/colorado-judge-who-pointed-ar-15-style-rifle-at-stepson-suspended Associated Press /regional-news/2022-04-26/mountain-west-airport-sells-a-biofuel-made-with-animal-fat This spring, the Eagle County Regional Airport near Vail, Colorado, began offering the fatty jet fuel sourced from unwanted livestock tallow. It's a so-called sustainable aviation fuel with a lower carbon footprint. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 23:37:08 GMT /regional-news/2022-04-26/mountain-west-airport-sells-a-biofuel-made-with-animal-fat Emma Gibson /news/2021-06-21/overrun-national-forests-prompt-action-from-u-s-congress Colorado's ski areas spend about $25 million a year in fees in exchange for being on federal land, and only a small fraction returns to those forests for management. The Denver Post reports on a bill recently introduced in Congress that would allow forests that bring in large amounts of ski fees to allocate some of that money for staffing. Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:36:41 GMT /news/2021-06-21/overrun-national-forests-prompt-action-from-u-s-congress Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, Associated Press /health/2020-03-25/as-covid-19-cases-rise-in-colorado-hospital-beds-and-equipment-in-short-supply As coronavirus cases rise in Colorado, so does demand for the supplies needed to fight the pandemic. That includes surgical masks, gloves and gowns — all… Wed, 25 Mar 2020 23:37:35 GMT /health/2020-03-25/as-covid-19-cases-rise-in-colorado-hospital-beds-and-equipment-in-short-supply Michael de Yoanna