Tag: Craig Power Plant
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Feds order coal-fired Craig power plant to remain open
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The Trump administration’s energy agency has ordered one of three generating units at a Colorado power plant to remain available for operation amid an impending shutdown of the station and its supplying coal mines. The move is one of the latest attempts by the White House to revive coal production in the U.S. following President…
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Colowyo coal mine near Craig lays off 133 workers as mine closes
Neil McCandless sat in a Craig coffee shop, reminiscing on his 94 years in a town that has gone from sheep ranching to coal mining to power production but which is now moving toward an uncertain future. Coal mining is ending in Craig, and the closure of power plants is in sight. And the latest…
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Polis signs $15M bill to fund transition efforts for coal, power workers
Governor Jared Polis signed legislation today directing $15 million to the state Office of Just Transition to try to improve some of the economic and social impacts of the premature closure of coal power plants and mines across Colorado. He needs to meet his 100% carbon-free energy goal by 2040. In a joint press release…