Towns Sign on to Pact A group of Colorado towns has launched a “Mountain Pact” in an effort to reform the way the Feds collect royalty payments from the coal industry, and to offset the negative effects of climate change on their communities. Signed on to the pact are Leadville, Buena Vista, Ridgway, Carbondale, Aspen, Telluride, Ophir, Dillon, Park City, Utah and Taos, New Mexico, according to The Denver Post. On May 5, the Mountain Pact towns sent a letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, top federal land and budget managers, lawmakers and two White House officials, urging reforms on ...