Colorado legislators said coal communities should be helped in the energy transition. This agreement with Craig and Moffat County provides a picture of what that looks like in practice.
Just Transition
What constitutes a just transition for Pueblo?
Report calls for a nuclear plant to replace Comanche 3. But high costs and radioactive waste pose barriers to acceptance.
Tri-State G&T’s plans for its coal plants
Wholesale power provider for 42 electrical cooperatives hopes for federal help as it pivots from coal-heavy portfolio during the next few years.
A bit of help for Yampa in moving on from coal dollars
Colorado’s Just Transition legislation intends to help coal-dependent communities like this one ease into an economy after coal
Medical tourism in a land of fishing poles & orange vests
How this small town amid Colorado’s ’empty land’ became a go-to place for people with bad knees and hips
Jobs in Brighton. But what about Craig?
Transportation matters greatly to solar and battery factories arising along metro Denver’s I-76 corridor. What about Craig and other coal towns?
In Pueblo, a study of what comes after coal
Pueblo will always have chiles. But coal? It’s gone after 2030. A committee is studying energy alternatives. Nuclear is among them.
Why an update of Colorado’s roadmap?
The Colorado Energy Office plans to update the state’s greenhouse gas reduction roadmap. Here you can expect the biggest tweaks
Craig’s shift from coal
With coal jobs declining and the end in sight, Craig has started taking steps to flesh out its tourism economy. Might hydrogen also become a sector?
$15 million for Colorado coal communities
State appropriation may not be enough, but there will soon be a bulge of federal dollars
