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Small Town Struggles With Mine Over Clean Drinking Water

Small Town Struggles With Mine Over Clean Drinking Water

by Christopher Biddle | Jan 27, 2021 | 0 comments

Residents of a tiny, unincorporated, coal town on Colorado’s Western Slope are pitted against billionaire mine owner Bill Koch in a fight for clean drinking water. KBUT’s Christopher Biddle wanted to find out if this David versus Goliath story is as simple as it sounds.

Roadless Rule ‘Exception’ at Center of Coal Mine Expansion Controversy

Roadless Rule ‘Exception’ at Center of Coal Mine Expansion Controversy

by KBUT News | Dec 11, 2020 | 1 comment

This past June, the West Elk Mine punched a mile of road and two drilling pads for methane venting into lands that conservation groups say should be roadless, according to federal policy.

Judge Rules Against Forest Service, Coal Mine Expansion in Gunnison County

Judge Rules Against Forest Service, Coal Mine Expansion in Gunnison County

by Christopher Biddle | Mar 3, 2020 | 0 comments

An appeals court Judge says the US Forest Service should have considered alternative wildlife protections before it gave a permit to Colorado’s largest active coal mine.

Life After Coal: Mining Towns In SW Colorado Race To Survive Another Energy Bust

Life After Coal: Mining Towns In SW Colorado Race To Survive Another Energy Bust

by KBUT News | Jan 24, 2020 | 0 comments

When Blondie’s Diner closes around 9 p.m. and a table of hunters finish their green chili cheeseburgers and head back to their hotel, the town of Naturita feels a bit like a ghost town.

There are two new marijuana dispensaries still open late with green neon signs, but on a November night at the start of hunting season, not many customers are partaking.

Life After Coal: How A NW Colorado Town Is Bracing For A Future Without A Power Plant

Life After Coal: How A NW Colorado Town Is Bracing For A Future Without A Power Plant

by KBUT News | Jan 16, 2020 | 0 comments

It’s a good day when Tammie Delaney hears a train rumbling down the tracks outside of the century-old granary building she owns in Hayden.

“Oh, you get the train noise today!” she shouts as a train whistle pierces the usual silence in the small town of about 2,000 people.

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