The Moffat County Commissioners amended the conditional use permit for the ColoWyo mine at their meeting yesterday, which will allow the company to move forward with developing and mining the Collom pit. The Collom expansion was approved by the federal Continue reading
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Commissioners Approve ColoWyo’s Collom Pit
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House Looks To Void Stream Protection Rule
The United States House of Representatives passed a resolution that would repeal the “Stream Protection Rule,” a rule issued by Barack Obama In one of his last acts as president. The rule was intended to protect steams and waterway from the impact of surface coal mining Continue reading
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New Rule To Protect Water From Coal
The Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation has finalized it’s new Stream Protection Rule which is intended to improve the balance between environmental protection and coal production in the United States. T he new rule will look to better protect streams, fish and wildlife from the impacts of surface coal mining operations by providing Continue reading
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Rule Could Result In Nearly 80,000 Lost Coal Jobs
House Republicans are looking to put a stop to a rule that could cost the U.S. tens of thousands of coal mining jobs. Colorado Congressman Scott Tipton is pushing to add a provision to any possible end of year funding package. The provision would end or delay the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation’s proposed Stream Protection Rule. The purpose of the Stream Continue reading
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New Coal Development To Keep Millions In NW Colorado
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