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The Endangered Species Act, signed into law by President Nixon in 1973, has been an incredibly successful piece of legislation, preserving roughly 99% of the listed species. Recently, several federal agencies have come together to propose a revision. The proposal would change the definition of harm to a threatened species to no longer include destruction of habit, only immediate bodily damage and harassment. KDNK’s Lily Jones sat down with Delia Malone, an ecologist for the Colorado Natural Heritage Program, to find out more.

Public lands have become a contentious topic, some Republicans are considering selling them off to pay for the Trump administration's ambitious domestic agenda. KDNK's Marilyn Gleason sat down with Wilderness Workshop's Will Roush to get his take, and find out what this could mean for West.

The protests sweeping the nation have not skipped over the Roaring Fork Valley. Recent demonstrations in Glenwood Springs and Carbondale drew large crowds and plenty of attention. But who are these people, how are they organizing, and what do they want? KDNK’s Lily Jones sat down with a few community leaders to find out.

The Trump administration is proposing over a billion dollars in budget cuts for public broadcasting. But what does that mean?

Protest Voices is a series of interviews with people participating in the demonstrations that have been taking place this year. Today we’ll hear from a protester holding a sign at the Hands Off! Protest on the Capitol lawn in Denver on April 5, speaking to KDNK’s Marilyn Gleason.

Colorado Senators are moving to prevent a law over a hundred years old from being enacted to essentially ban the abortion medication mifepristone. KDNK’s Lily Jones has more on what this law means, and why it’s relevant after decades of lying dormant.

The White House recently ordered the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop sending over a billion dollars of already authorized federal funding to public media services NPR and PBS. These nonprofits are responsible for supporting thousands of member stations across the country at no cost to the listener.

May Day protests around the world drew thousands of citizens, angry about the impacts of President Donald Trump’s actions during his first 100 days in office. In Carbondale, a peaceful group took to the roundabout at Main Street and Highway 133 to protest Trump…Carbondale style.

The organizers behind the 2,000 person protest in Glenwood Springs earlier this month, are planning another protest for the 1st of May.

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