just transition
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DOE announces a share of $18 Million in technical assistance for northwest Colorado
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A share of $18 million in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Energy has been awarded to northwest Colorado for technical assistance to “to create tailored community-wide action plans that reduce local air pollution, increase energy resilience, lower utility costs and energy burdens, and create good paying jobs.” Colorado is one of 30 applicants…
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DOE announces a share of $18 Million in technical assistance for northwest Colorado
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A share of $18 million in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Energy has been awarded to northwest Colorado for technical assistance to “to create tailored community-wide action plans that reduce local air pollution, increase energy resilience, lower utility costs and energy burdens, and create good paying jobs.” Colorado is one of 30 applicants…
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Polis signs $15M bill to fund transition efforts for coal, power workers
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Gov. 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 effects of the premature closure of coal power plants and mines across Colorado. Polis is pushing to meet his 100% carbon-free energy goal by 2040. In a joint press…
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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…
