Lake Powell, one of the Colorado River’s largest reservoirs, is dropping. While the decline means trouble for the region’s ongoing water scarcity issues, it presents a unique opportunity for a group of Utah-based river runners. As KZMU’s Molly Marcello  reports, hidden rapids are being revealed as the water drops.

Kent Reed of the Hudson/Reed Ensemble, describes their new, filmed, version of Macbeth, available tomorrow here.

Local farmers have needed to adapt to a strange business year this growing season. This month on Living Permaculture, Harper Kaufman talks about her business Two Roots Farm in Basalt. With the onset of COVID-19, she switched from selling at farmer's markets in Aspen to relying on her neighbors and CSA members--and she's enjoyed the change.

Residents of Pavillion, Wyoming found themselves participants of a fracking experiment. And they suffered for it. As the first in a series on the impacts of fossil fuels, coordinated by the Rocky Mountain Community Radio Coalition, KHOL’s Robyn Vincent spoke with a scientist whose landmark research in Pavillion connects the dots between fracking and its impacts.

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, or COGCC, voted unanimously Monday in favor of new oil and gas regulations across the state, fulfilling the mission of Senate Bill 181. KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh spoke with Emily Hornback, director of the Western Colorado Alliance, a citizens group that has been involved with the rulemakings, about what this means.

In this month's Healthy is the New Happy, Natasha Lucer0-Conklin and Brianda Cervantes spoke with Fernanda Gomez Landa and Miguel Rosales Tejada from Glenwood Springs High School about what it's like to be a high school student during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On United Way Cares, Farm Director Sara Tymczyszyn and Farm Program & Events Coordinator Anna Thomas reflect on Highwater Farm's first season. They chat with host Traci about the successes of the year, the huge roles their volunteers play, and plans for next year. Plus, Anna explains her swift transition from the PeaceCorps in Senegal to the garden in Silt. 

On November 19, the The Roaring Fork Valley chapter of the US Green Building Council hosted a webinar on creating energy resiliency in the Valley. Speakers from Sunsense Solar, CORE, and Holy Cross Energy spoke on new technologies being used to optimize solar energy.