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As mines close, they leave behind a troubling legacy: leaking methane. Methane is a greenhouse gas, about 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide. In November, over 100 countries committed to taking the problem more seriously, pledging to cut methane emissions 30 percent by 2030. North Fork Valley entrepreneur Chris Caskey is already a step ahead, using his business, Delta Brick and Climate Company, to address methane emissions while tackling other environmental problems. For Rocky Mountain Community Radio’s series on fossil fuel transition, KVNF’s Stephanie Maltarich reports.

As mines close, they leave behind a troubling legacy: leaking methane. Methane is a greenhouse gas, about 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide. In November, over 100 countries committed to taking the problem more seriously, pledging to cut methane emissions 30 percent by 2030. North Fork Valley entrepreneur Chris Caskey is already a step ahead, using his business, Delta Brick and Climate Company, to address methane emissions while tackling other environmental problems. For Rocky Mountain Community Radio’s series on fossil fuel transition, KVNF’s Stephanie Maltarich reports.

It’s not every day you pick up a national magazine and find a story about your family. A necessary part of the story, anyway.

Cows at the Sustainable Settings milking facility. Aspen Times file Brook LeVan with horses at Sustainable Settings near Carbondale. Aspen Times file Rose LeVan milking a cow at Sustainable Settings. Aspen Times file Grower Michael Long at Sustanable Settings in 2018. Aspen Times file In the dusty root cellar of an 1893 farmhouse south of Carbondale near Mount Sopris, Brook LeVan is showing me a cow horn stuffed with manure. The horn has been buried in a raised bed here in the subterranean storage room just tall enough for us to stand up in. To get here, the farmer, rancher, and owner of Sust...

Crown Mountain Park and Recreation District’s board of directors voted Wednesday to open discussions with Eagle County to see if a privately funded indoor sportsplex can be pursued at the popular midvalley site. The board voted 5-0 to open preliminary discussions with county officials to determine if a formal application should be put in motion. “This is an opportunity that our community could really benefit from,” said board member Leroy Duroux, a former Basalt mayor. “We have to figure out if it’s even possible.” The board voted 4-1, with Jennifer Riffle dissenting, to explore t...