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Gun-control debate polarizing, even in Eagle County
A Bushmaster AR-15 assault rifle was used in a massacre of 20 elementary school students at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in late 2012. That weapon has been…
Nearly three years after Sandy Hook, U.S. endures 142 more school shootings
Editor’s note: Following last week’s Umpqua Community College shooting in Oregon, Real Vail is re-posting a series of articles that were first published in early 2013 in the wake of…
Revisiting Vail assault weapon ban in wake of latest school shooting
Editor’s note: Following last week’s Umpqua Community College shooting in Oregon, Real Vail is re-posting a series of articles that were published in early 2013 in the wake of the…
Wildfires, shrinking Forest Service budget put premium on trail volunteers
Editor’s note: A version of this story first appeared in The Colorado Statesman. On any given weekend in many popular parts of Colorado’s national forest, you’re just as likely to…
Bill requiring snow tires rolls back into state House
Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush, a Steamboat Springs Democrat who represents Eagle County in the state House of Representatives, will take another stab this coming legislative session at a bill to…
Colorado Supreme Court to decide two cases stemming from fracking ban lawsuits
Editor’s note: A version of this story first ran in The Colorado Statesman. Another story on the topic ran on www.routefifty.com. The Colorado Supreme Court last week agreed to decide…
Donovan, Polis praise sage grouse decision, but green group sharpen knives
Editor’s note: A version of this story first appeared in The Colorado Statesman: For the most part, Colorado conservation groups and politicians this week were singing the praises of a…
Local-control rules for oil and gas drilling coming soon, state regulatory boss says
Editor’s note: A version of this story first appeared in The Colorado Statesman: Following a lengthy outreach process, draft local-control rules for oil and gas drilling near homes and public…
EPA to hold Denver hearing on rules to cut methane emissions in oil and gas drilling
Editor’s note: A version of this story first appeared in The Colorado Statesman: More than 100 environmentalists, oil and gas industry representatives and members of the public have signed up…
Hickenlooper unveils new Colorado Climate Plan
Editor’s note: A version of this story first appeared in The Colorado Statesman: Gov. John Hickenlooper last week laid out a sweeping strategy for combating greenhouse gas emissions called the…