On today’s Colorado Edition, we hear about a new bill in the state legislature that would allow the composting of human bodies after death. Then, we learn how speculative investments into water rights are exposing problems in the ways we divvy up scarce water supplies. And, we hear about a new media partnership between the Colorado Sun and a national nonprofit.
Today’s guests include: State Rep. ; Aspen Journalism reporter ; Colorado Sun editor ; and CEO and cofounder of the National Trust for Local °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ, Special reporting from KUNC’s Colorado River Basin reporter Luke Runyon.
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Colorado Edition is hosted by Erin O'Toole () and Henry Zimmerman. Our producers are Tess Novotny () and Alana Schreiber (). The web was edited by digital editor Jackie Hai. We get production help from Rae Solomon ). KUNC news director Brian Larson is our executive producer.
Our theme music was composed by Colorado musicians Briana Harris and Johnny Burroughs. Other music in the show provided by Blue Dot Sessions.
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