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The EPA published a notice in the Federal Register that it intends to deny Colorado’s plan to shutter coal-fired power plants ...
An EPA ruling says Colorado can't require coal plant closures by a certain date, and some utilities may take advantage.
The proposed rejection doesn’t stop Colorado from enforcing the plan, but it signals the federal government no longer ...
Environmentalists lamented the agency’s decision, but Colorado officials said it would have little impact on its planned ...
The consumer advocacy group is concerned that if the utility company builds more than they need, customers will be stuck ...
(The Center Square) – Colorado is slowly phasing out the last of its coal-fueled electrical power plants, even though they still generated a third of the state’s total in-state energy ...
The Colorado Department of Labor and Energy reports that six coal-fired power plants remain operational throughout the state. All of them are set to close by the end of 2031. Seven coal mines remain ...
Steam billows from a coal-fired power plant Nov. 18, 2021, in Craig, Colorado. Rick Bowmer / AP "We're not talking about the giant smokestacks that we saw in Three Mile Island or Chernobyl ...
The federal government hopes former coal towns will help the nuclear industry grow, by taking on the decades-long challenge of storing radioactive waste. Search Query Show Search. News.
The Comanche power plant in Pueblo, Colorado (Image: Jeffrey Beall) PIESAC, a diverse 11-member committee of Pueblo community leaders, was assembled by Xcel Energy-Colorado to evaluate and recommend ...
(The Center Square) – Colorado is slowly phasing out the last of its coal-fueled electrical power plants, even though they still generated a third of the state’s total in-state energy ...