Craig native Clint Malvitz, a coal mining equipment operator for more than 20 years, loves where he lives and does not want ...

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 ...

At a third mine in the area, 30 miners have just been laid off as Bowie Resources dismantles. And in Craig, Peabody Energy, owner of another Colorado coal mine , recently declared bankruptcy ...

Craig Station, a coal-fired power plant, near Craig, Colorado, in November 2024. Signs of an energy transition in the area are already visible, with solar installations in the foreground.

The Northwest Colorado Energy Initiative, which is focused on finding a replacement for the region's coal industry, responded. Last fall at a series of low-key meetings, it introduced the concept of ...