Kate Redmond

This week on Local Motion, Kate Redmond interviews Fred Waldman, the Operator of Responsible Charge at Project 7 about how they treat the water for Montrose, Delta, Olathe, and rural residential and agricultural water users.

Law enforcement has made an arrest of a man in Idaho connected with the double murder in Paonia from two weeks ago. Plus, Kate Redmond reports Colorado’s wolf reintroduction got a surprise assist from a family of wolves who wandered over state lines from Wyoming, giving Parks and Wildlife officers an opportunity to collar them and study their movements. Then, for Rocky Mountain Community Radio’s journalism collaboration, KGNU’s Hannah Leigh Myers reports 169 low-income essential workers in Colorado are using eBikes paid for by the state. The Can Do Colorado eBike pilot program appears to be a hit with participants and a positive step in the transition away from fossil fuels.

Law enforcement has made an arrest of a man in Idaho connected with the double murder in Paonia from two weeks ago. Plus, Kate Redmond reports Colorado’s wolf reintroduction got a surprise assist from a family of wolves who wandered over state lines from Wyoming, giving Parks and Wildlife officers an opportunity to collar them and study their movements. Then, for Rocky Mountain Community Radio’s journalism collaboration, KGNU’s Hannah Leigh Myers reports 169 low-income essential workers in Colorado are using eBikes paid for by the state. The Can Do Colorado eBike pilot program appears to be a hit with participants and a positive step in the transition away from fossil fuels.

Kate Redmond interviews Danny Fenster who spent over five months in a Burmese prison for journalistic activities.

Gavin Dahl speaks to Meg Franko, who authored a report in partnership with the Bell Policy Center in Denver called “Quality Child Care in Colorado: A Cost Study.” The research series illuminates the challenges and opportunities in one particularly dire area of critical infrastructure. KGNU’s Rossana Longo-Better reports for Rocky Mountain Community Radio on an effort to provide access to solar energy for mobile home residents in the City of Boulder with a unique solution: a Solar Garden.

Gavin Dahl speaks to Meg Franko, who authored a report in partnership with the Bell Policy Center in Denver called “Quality Child Care in Colorado: A Cost Study.” The research series illuminates the challenges and opportunities in one particularly dire area of critical infrastructure. KGNU’s Rossana Longo-Better reports for Rocky Mountain Community Radio on an effort to provide access to solar energy for mobile home residents in the City of Boulder with a unique solution: a Solar Garden.

You are vaccinated against COVID, but what if you lose your vaccine card? Laura Palmisano reports on what Colorado residents can do in this situation and also some options for proving vaccination status. Also, as the US transitions away from coal, many communities are looking to tourism to fill the economic gap left behind by a shuttered industry. Many other communities began that transition decades ago, and now are facing new challenges. KBUT’s Christopher Biddle reports there’s a new initiative in the Colorado Legislature to rewrite some of the rules of the post-coal economy.

You are vaccinated against COVID, but what if you lose your vaccine card? Laura Palmisano reports on what Colorado residents can do in this situation and also some options for proving vaccination status. Also, as the US transitions away from coal, many communities are looking to tourism to fill the economic gap left behind by a shuttered industry. Many other communities began that transition decades ago, and now are facing new challenges. KBUT’s Christopher Biddle reports there’s a new initiative in the Colorado Legislature to rewrite some of the rules of the post-coal economy.

KSJD's Lucas Brady Woods reports on a new forum for Western states and federal agencies to coordinate environmental conservation across borders and jurisdictions. Plus, the Town of Paonia got a stark look at their troubled water systems last week from the contractor they hired to take over for the recently resigned Public Works Director Travis Loberg.

KSJD's Lucas Brady Woods reports on a new forum for Western states and federal agencies to coordinate environmental conservation across borders and jurisdictions. Plus, the Town of Paonia got a stark look at their troubled water systems last week from the contractor they hired to take over for the recently resigned Public Works Director Travis Loberg.