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Lawsuit Brought Against Peabody Energy

Posted on February 19, 2016 by KRAI

A lawsuit has been brought against the owners of Twentymile mine by multiple environmental groups including The WildEarth Guardians. The law suit claims that Peabody Energy which also owns mines in New Mexico and Wyoming, no longer qualifies economically to finance their reclamation projects through self-bonding. Self-bonds use a companies assets to guarantee that money will be available to finance the reclamation of lands that are mined. According to the Continue reading →

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Tagged coal, energy, lawsuit, mine, peabody, reclamation, self-bond, Twentymile, WildEarth Guardians

Trapper And ColoWyo Comments Needed ASAP

Posted on February 9, 2016 by KRAI

Time is running short for area residents to submit written comments on the draft Environmental Assessments for Trapper and ColoWyo mines. The mines are both the subject to an environmental process by the Office of Surface Mining, in response to challenges brought on by WildEarth Guardians. In a meeting last month ColoWyo Mine Manger Chris McCourt stated that without approval of the Environmental Assessment Continue reading →

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Tagged approval, assessment, Colowyo, Comment, comments, draft, environmental, mine, OSMRE, submit, Trapper, Tri-State, Wild Earth Guardians, WildEarth Guardians

Public Comment Period Ends Today for Trapper Assessment

Posted on November 12, 2015 by KRAI

The public comment period for the Trapper Environmental Assessment ends today. If you haven’t made your comment yet, you should do so by the end of the day. The comments have been deemed by local officials as equally as important as the comments gathered for the ColoWyo settlement. The Moffat County Commissioners finalized their comments at Continue reading →

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Tagged coal, Colowyo, combustion effects, economic harm, environmental assessment, Moffat County Commissioners, Office of Surface Mining, power plants, public comment period, Trapper Environmental Assessment, WildEarth Guardians

Tomorrow is Comment Deadline for Trapper Settlement

Posted on November 11, 2015 by KRAI

Tomorrow is the last day to make scoping comments to the Office of Surface Mining regarding the Trapper Mine settlement with WildEarth Guardians. Local officials stress that making comments on the Trapper plan is just as important as making comments on the ColoWyo plan. The OSM and Trapper held a community outreach meeting a couple of weeks ago to allow Continue reading →

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Tagged Colowyo, community outreach meeting, Office of Surface Mining, public comment, scoping comments, Trapper Mine, WildEarth Guardians

Craig City Council Presented with Appreciation Check

Posted on November 11, 2015 by KRAI

The Craig City Council received a gift yesterday in appreciation for the support they’ve shown for Tri-State Generation and Transmission through a recent lawsuit. Tri-State’s Drew Kramer showed up to last night’s meeting to thank the council for their support while they went through a lawsuit with WildEarth Guardians. He brought with him a Continue reading →

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Tagged Craig City Council, Drew Kramer, lawsuit, Mayor Ray Beck, Tri-State Generation and Transmission, WildEarth Guardians

OSM to Gather Public Input on Trapper Assessment

Posted on October 15, 2015 by KRAI

A meeting will be held later this month to rally for Trapper Mine in their settlement with WildEarth Guardians over mining operations. Trapper and ColoWyo Mines both came under litigation after WildEarth spokesman Jeremy Nichols filed a lawsuit against the Office of Surface Mining, claiming the permits issued for the mines’ current operations were based on insufficient Continue reading →

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Tagged Colowyo Mine, Environmental Assessments, Interior Department, Jeremy Nichols, litigation, mining operations, Moffat County Fairgrounds Pavillion, Office of Surface Mining, permits, public comment, Trapper Mine, WildEarth Guardians

Court Approves Joint Remedy for Trapper Mining Review

Posted on September 14, 2015 by KRAI

CRAIG—Last week, Trapper Mining Inc. announced the filing of a joint proposed remedy to U.S. District Court Judge R. Brooke Jackson. The proposal was developed by the federal Office of Surface Mining (OSM), Trapper Mining Inc. and WildEarth Guardians.

The court this morning approved the joint Continue reading →

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Tagged environmental assessment, joint proposed remedy, Office of Surface Mining, Trapper Mining Inc, U.S. District Court Judge R. Brooke Jackson, WildEarth Guardians

ColoWyo Assessment Complete

Posted on September 4, 2015 by KRAI

The Interior Department’s Environmental Assessment of the South Taylor Pit of ColoWyo Mine is done, and reportedly shows that the mine’s operations do NOT create a significant environmental impact. That would be a blow to Continue reading →

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Tagged coal mine, Colowyo Mine, Craig, environmental assessment, environmental impact, Interior Department, man-induced climate change, Meeker, Secretary Sally Jewell, South Taylor pit, WildEarth Guardians

BLM Listening Session Live Stream Link Available At KRAI.COM

Posted on August 18, 2015 by KRAI

BLM A live stream of today’s Bureau of Land Management Listening Session in Denver is available today here at KRAI.COM. The purpose of the Listening Session Tuesday is to gather feedback on how the BLM can best carry out its responsibility to ensure that American taxpayers receive a fair return on federal Continue reading →

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Tagged BLM, Bureau of, coal, Denver, Jeremy Nichols, KRAI.com, link, listening session, live, press release, stream, war on coal, Wild Earth Guardian, WildEarth Guardians

Deadline for Submitting Comments on ColoWyo EA is Today

Posted on August 14, 2015 by KRAI

Today is the last day to submit comments on the new Environmental Assessment of the South Taylor Pit at ColoWyo Coal Mine. The Office of Surface Mining has finished a court ordered re-do of the assessment, and is collecting public Continue reading →

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Tagged ColoWyo Coal Mine, Craig Chamber, environmental assessment, Office of Surface Mining, public comment, South Taylor pit, WildEarth Guardians

Craig Residents Reminded to Submit Public Comment on ColoWyo EA

Posted on August 13, 2015 by KRAI

The Craig Chamber of Commerce says WildEarth Guardians is flooding the Office of Surface Mining with comments on the latest Environmental Assessment at ColoWyo Mine, and are urging citizens to make comments of their Continue reading →

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Tagged Colowyo Mine, Craig Chamber of Commerce, environmental assessment, Moffat County, Office of Surface Mining, public comment period, WildEarth Guardians

Freedom Conference to Feature Talks on ColoWyo

Posted on August 10, 2015 by KRAI

The situation at ColoWyo Coal Mine will be a focus at this year’s Freedom Conference in Steamboat. The Steamboat Institute will welcome Tony Blankley Continue reading →