The Hechinger Report on MSN4d
As Colorado closes its coal plants, some schools neglect to prepare
Researchers with the National Bureau of Economic Research have estimated “the demise of coal” could lower local government revenues in coal-reliant counties by 20%. But in a 2021 study, they also ...
Craig Daily Press2d
Northwest Colorado residents make transition to new work after coal industry careers
Craig native Clint Malvitz, a coal mining equipment operator for more than 20 years, loves where he lives and does not want ...
The Hechinger Report4d
Coal plants are closing. For some schools, that means lost revenue and fewer jobs for graduates
This story also appeared in High Country News Growing up in Colorado’s coal belt, Pike constantly heard his father, uncles and both grandfathers talk about how much they earned in the mines. Most ...
Fort Morgan Times13d
Collapse of Colorado coal industry leaves mining towns unsure what’s next
As Sanchez and his fellow miners bring up fuel to fire power plants, the whole coal industry — soul of Colorado’s North Fork Valley and other Western communities — is collapsing. Statewide ...
Colorado fire burns 2,500 acres, evacuations lifted
Evacuation orders have been lifted for the Meridian Fire, which sparked Thursday afternoon near the Colorado Springs Airport.
Cañon City Daily Record1d
Meridian fire burning on 3,000 acres east of Colorado Springs is 30% contained
The heart of the fire is burning near Drennan Road and South Meridian Road, less than 9 miles east of the Colorado Springs ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel3d
Morgan Mining begins first wave of hiring in Grand Junction
The first of many hiring waves has begun for the company to possibly become one of the region’s top employers.
Colorado Politics13d
Coal to nuclear? Western Slope advocates say it could be 'a plug and play'
Family picnics in the 1940s and 1950s in western Colorado might have resulted in more than ants marching over a worn ...