Coal Mining /tags/coal-mining Coal Mining en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:35:00 GMT An underground fire near Boulder that burned for nearly a century is finally out /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 U.S. House debates coal’s long-term future on federal lands /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 Mountain West mines hit with 83 safety violations in April as citations rise nationwide /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 Conservation groups sue over coal mines in Colorado, Montana /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 Craig, Colorado grapples with the future as its coal mine and power plant shut down /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 Wyoming city hopes new nuclear plant can ease transition from coal /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 News