coal power plants
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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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Bennet’s bill seeks to help communities devastated by job losses in coal mining industry
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, introduced a bill on Wednesday that would augment at the federal level Colorado’s Just Transition Plan, which tries to lessen the economic and social effects of the closure of coal power plants and mines across the state. “This bill was carefully written to reflect the needs of Colorado’s rural…
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Colorado House passes bill that would help communities affected by coal plant closures
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The Colorado House passed legislation Thursday that would direct $15 million from the state’s general fund to the Office of Just Transition, which was created to try to lessen the economic and social effects of the closure of coal power plants and mines across the state. House Bill 22-1394, which was approved 51-12, would transfer the funds…
