“This use, combined with new patterns of social distancing, has translated into visible impacts and degradation on the land,” according to OST director Tennenbaum.
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State proposes a new paradigm for Yampa River
In the Yampa River valley, this designation would primarily impact new residential wells located on lots less than 35 acres and wells used for purposes other than domestic uses.
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Gunnison River, with elevated selenium levels, faces review for reclassification
A collaborative effort among federal, state and local officials is critical to reducing the chemical toxic to endangered fish.
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Diesel spill halts operations at Marble quarry
The reason Yule Creek may have been spared from the spill is because it has been diverted from its natural channel to allow for expansion of the quarry.
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Upper Colorado River basin states approve drought-management agreements
Upper basin states vote to execute agreements, lower basin states given until Jan. 31 to approve their agreements.
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P&Z approves new building for Hotel Lenado site
A unanimous, but reluctant, vote.
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Price of growth: public projects require new retaining walls
A roundabout in Snowmass Village and a possible widening of the Aspen airport runway both could require extensive retaining walls due to site constraints.
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Prince Bandar still alive, insiders say
Prince Bandar bin Sultan, chief of Saudi Arabia’s intelligence agency and still an Aspen property owner, is apparently alive and well despite rumors in early August that he had been assassinated in an explosion.
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Aspen property owners give millions to Romney super PAC
Of the nearly $37 million raised by the super PAC supporting Romney, Restore Our Future, over $4.85 million — 13 percent of the total — came from people who own luxury homes in Pitkin County.
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Top end of the Aspen market strong in 2011
ASPEN – For many watching Aspen-area real estate, 2011 will be remembered for its large volume of high-end home sales. Twenty-two residential properties in the upper Roaring Fork Valley changed hands for $10 million or more last year — equivalent to nearly two each month.