/tags/coal-mining Coal Mining en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-02-21/an-underground-fire-near-boulder-that-burned-for-nearly-a-century-is-finally-out Crews working near Boulder spent the past few months extinguishing an unusual fire: It was an underground blaze left over from the area’s coal mining days more than a century ago. Today on In The NoCo, we find out how they put out the fire – and just how hazardous these underground fires can be. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-02-21/an-underground-fire-near-boulder-that-burned-for-nearly-a-century-is-finally-out In The NoCo, Brad Turner, Erin O'Toole, Ariel Lavery /regional-news/2023-07-17/u-s-house-debates-coals-long-term-future-on-federal-lands The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing in mid-June about coal leasing on federal lands. Mon, 17 Jul 2023 15:35:55 GMT /regional-news/2023-07-17/u-s-house-debates-coals-long-term-future-on-federal-lands Will Walkey /regional-news/2023-06-26/mountain-west-mines-hit-with-83-safety-violations-in-april-as-citations-rise-nationwide The Mine Safety and Health Administration issued 335 violations in April at 20 mines across 15 states. Mines in the Mountain West accounted for 83 of the violations, 17 of which were considered "significant and substantial." Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:23:53 GMT /regional-news/2023-06-26/mountain-west-mines-hit-with-83-safety-violations-in-april-as-citations-rise-nationwide Emma VandenEinde /news/2022-07-28/conservation-groups-sue-over-coal-mines-in-colorado-montana The complaint filed in Gunnison County District Court contends that Colorado state officials failed to approve or deny an air pollution permit required by the U.S. government within the 18 months allotted by state law. Thu, 28 Jul 2022 17:48:30 GMT /news/2022-07-28/conservation-groups-sue-over-coal-mines-in-colorado-montana Associated Press /news/2022-01-24/craig-colorado-grapples-with-the-future-as-its-coal-mine-and-power-plant-shut-down Craig, a small town in northwest Colorado, is losing its coal plant, and residents fear it is the beginning of the end for their community. The same scenario is playing out in other small towns across the U.S. After decades of relying on coal for their workforce, tax base and way of life, the towns face uncertain futures as new state and national legislation forces the retirement of fossil fuels because of the worsening effects of human-caused climate change. Mon, 24 Jan 2022 12:00:00 GMT /news/2022-01-24/craig-colorado-grapples-with-the-future-as-its-coal-mine-and-power-plant-shut-down Patty Nieberg, Associated Press /2021-11-18/wyoming-city-hopes-new-nuclear-plant-can-ease-transition-from-coal Bill Gates' company TerraPower and the utility Rocky Mountain Power have picked the Wyoming coal town of Kemmerer as the location for a $4 billion, electricity-generating nuclear reactor. Optimism is high but the technology's unproven. Thu, 18 Nov 2021 19:30:07 GMT /2021-11-18/wyoming-city-hopes-new-nuclear-plant-can-ease-transition-from-coal Judy Fahys, Inside Climate °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ /politics/2020-01-15/life-after-coal-mining-towns-in-sw-colorado-race-to-survive-another-energy-bust When Blondie's Diner closes around 9 p.m. and a table of hunters finish their green chili cheeseburgers and head back to their hotel, the town of Naturita… Wed, 15 Jan 2020 18:29:12 GMT /politics/2020-01-15/life-after-coal-mining-towns-in-sw-colorado-race-to-survive-another-energy-bust Scott Franz /politics/2020-01-14/life-after-coal-how-a-nw-colorado-town-is-bracing-for-a-future-without-a-power-plant It's a good day when Tammie Delaney hears a train rumbling down the tracks outside of the century-old granary building she owns in Hayden."Oh, you get the… Tue, 14 Jan 2020 21:21:06 GMT /politics/2020-01-14/life-after-coal-how-a-nw-colorado-town-is-bracing-for-a-future-without-a-power-plant Scott Franz /2019-11-08/wyoming-delegation-opposes-bill-to-secure-coal-miners-benefits U.S. senators have introduced a bipartisan bill that promises to protect the pensions for 92,000 retired coal miners and secure 13,000 miners'... Fri, 08 Nov 2019 17:32:54 GMT /2019-11-08/wyoming-delegation-opposes-bill-to-secure-coal-miners-benefits Cooper McKim /environment/2019-09-17/wyomings-idle-mines-predict-dark-days-for-top-u-s-coal-region At two of the world's biggest coal mines, the finances got so bad that their owner couldn't even get toilet paper on credit.Warehouse technician Melissa… Tue, 17 Sep 2019 14:32:41 GMT /environment/2019-09-17/wyomings-idle-mines-predict-dark-days-for-top-u-s-coal-region Associated Press