Michael Bennet

• Locations: News By James Steindler Published Mar. 2, 2022

  US secretary boards RFTA

  U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, along with Colorado’s U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, visited Glenwood Springs on Friday, Feb. Feb. 25. The gentlemen were here to assess the progress and work that still needs to be done on I-70 in the Glenwood Canyon. They also got the chance to jump on an eco-friendly RFTA bus and speak with local Latino representatives including Alex Sanchez of Voces Unidas and director of Protegete for Conservation Colorado, Beatriz Soto. “Latinos must be an integral part in elevating local transportation issues and helping craft solutions and identifying opportunities,” Soto told The Sopris Sun. As Soto explained to Secretary Buttigieg, “We need transportation solutions where housing and economic growth are at the center to achieve a just society that will not only have a smaller carbon footprint, but will uplift the working class of our community.” Photo of Alex Sanchez and Secretary Buttigieg by James Steindler

  The city of Glenwood Springs and the Roaring Fork Valley welcomed a member of the U.S. presidential cabinet on Friday, Feb. 25. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg got the chance to hop on a Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) bus at its maintenance facility near Glenwood Meadows and… read more →

• Locations: News By Olivia Emmer Published Aug. 18, 2021

  Coalition grapples with climate pollution at local defunct mine

  Senator Michael Bennet attended a presentation on a potential methane capture project near Redstone. The senator’s CORE Act contains provisions that would make using methane from abandoned coal mines easier. Photo by Olivia Emmer.

  Redstone used to be a coal mining town. From the 1950s until the early nineties, Mid-Continent Resources extracted coal from several mines in Coal Basin. Some reports say the company produced in excess of 21 million tons of coal.

  These days, the Crystal River valley boasts… read more →

• Locations: News By Ylice Golden Published Feb. 3, 2021

  Government Briefs - February 4, 2021

  Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff maintain watch over gray wolf M2101 after being tranquilized and fitted with a GPS collar. Courtesy photo.

  CPW collars gray wolf
  Colorado Park and Wildlife collared a male wolf that entered the state from Wyoming. The GPS collar will help wildlife managers study the animal’s travel patterns as more wolves enter Colorado.

  Shed-antler collecting
  To protect wintering big-game animals and… read more →