The Runoff is a new monthly newsletter from Aspen Journalism’s Water Desk editor, Heather Sackett.
The Roundup is a weekly roundup of Aspen Journalism’s original stories, data dashboard, and updates from our newsroom.
Recent newsletters published by Aspen Journalism
The Runoff | The biggest water stories of 2025
Welcome to The Runoff, where Aspen Journalism’s Water Desk provides insider news and water-related updates you won’t read anywhere else under The Briefing and additional context and updates on the most recent reporting from our water desk under The Recap. In 2025, the Water Desk brought readers authoritative reporting on water quality issues in the…
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St. Benedict’s Monastery sale a pivot point for land stewardship and cultural heritage
This week, the sale of St. Benedict’s Monastery — where for nearly 70 years Trappist monks had been living lives of work and prayer, caring for their 3,700 acres of the Capitol Creek Valley while welcoming the community for religious services and spiritual renewal — made national news. Kaya Williams, an Aspen Journalism freelancer who…
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The Roundup | Deciding what the future will look like
This newsroom often publishes stories that reflect crossroads — not only for our communities, but for the future of the Western Slope, our mountains, rivers and towns. Paul Andersen’s reporting on public‑land transfers in “Cutting up the Commons” reminds us that history continues to shape the future. By uncovering decades of land giveaways and mining…
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